Javier Pérez Burgos
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Javier Pérez Burgos is a policy specialist and development economist with two decades of experience bridging research, public policy, and sustainable development. He has served as Vice Minister of Agriculture in Colombia, Senior Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and co-founder of a digital traceability start-up focused on ethical sourcing. His research interests lie at the intersection of rural transformation, climate finance, and inclusive agri-food systems, with a focus on Latin America. His work explores how institutional design and finance mechanisms can accelerate equitable climate transitions and improve livelihoods for smallholders. He has contributed to applied research and policy design with think tanks and multilateral organizations.
Javier Pérez Burgos joins the Paris IAS in November 2025 for a one-month wiritng residency.
Research topics
Rural Development; Just Transitions; Inclusive Finance; Agri-Food Systems.
Technology Adoption and Smallholder Farmers in Latin America: Impacts on Food Supply Chains and Just Rural Transitions
This research project explores how digital innovation can radically reshape smallholder agriculture in Latin America, a sector central to food security yet persistently marginalized in global development paradigms. Smallholders produce over 70% of the world’s food calories (GSMA, 2022), but face systemic constraints—fragmented markets, climate risks, and gender disparities—that traditional approaches have failed to resolve (FAO, 2023). The project proposes a novel analytical framework that examines how emerging digital technologies—particularly blockchain, fintech solutions, and data-enabled advisory systems—can be leveraged to catalyze inclusive, climate-resilient transformation. Focusing on practical applications, it assesses how blockchain-based systems can enhance transparency and trust in agri-value chains, while data-driven platforms deliver hyper-localized, climate-smart recommendations tailored to diverse smallholder contexts. By identifying synergies between digital finance, precision agriculture, and sustainability goals, the research seeks to generate actionable models for equitable agricultural innovation. Ultimately, the project aims to contribute to a reimagining of rural development strategies through digital inclusion and farmer-led systems change.
Key publications
Antonio Aranibar, Paola Caro Osorio, Óscar Andrés Jiménez, Javier Pérez Burgos. "Índice de Progreso Social de Bogotá y sus localidades". Documentos de trabajo 17671, Escuela de Gobierno - Universidad de los Andes, 2016
Melisa de la Ossa, Javier Pérez Burgos, Raúl Castro R. "Impactos económicos de proyectos de renovación urbana en Bogotá: un análisis a partir de los multiplicadores de la SAM 2010". Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, vol. 77, 2016.
Melisa de la Ossa, Javier Pérez Burgos, Raúl Castro R. "Impactos económicos de proyectos de renovación urbana en Bogotá: un análisis a partir de los multiplicadores de la SAM 2010" Documentos de trabajo 17673, Escuela de Gobierno - Universidad de los Ande, 2015.
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