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Biofortified varieties released globally

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

150 biofortified varieties of 10 crops have been cumulatively released in 30 countries according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

150 variedades biofortificadas de 10 cultivos han sido liberadas acumulativamente en 30 países según HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

HarvestPlus global reach target for 2030

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

1 billion people seeks to reach HarvestPlus with biofortification by the year 2030 (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

1 mil millones de personas busca alcanzar HarvestPlus con biofortificación para el año 2030 (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Percentage of provitamin A in breeding targets

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

50% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for vitamin A seek to provide biofortified yellow cassava and orange maize (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

50% del Requerimiento Promedio Estimado (EAR) de vitamina A buscan proporcionar la yuca amarilla y el maíz naranja biofortificados (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Percentage of vitamin A target in orange sweet pot

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

100% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for vitamin A can provide biofortified orange sweet potato (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

100% del Requerimiento Promedio Estimado (EAR) de vitamina A puede proporcionar el camote naranja biofortificado (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

% of iron target in beans and pearl millet

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

60% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for iron provide biofortified iron beans and iron pearl millet (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

60% del Requerimiento Promedio Estimado (EAR) de hierro proporcionan los frijoles con hierro y el mijo perla con hierro biofortificados (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Percentage of zinc target in wheat and rice

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

60-80% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for zinc provide biofortified zinc wheat and zinc rice (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

60-80% del Requerimiento Promedio Estimado (EAR) de zinc proporcionan el trigo con zinc y el arroz con zinc biofortificados (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Evidence detail

31/12/2016 Go to Evidence

CEPAL, FAO, IICA, 2023

Prüss-Üstün, A; Wolf, J; Corvalán, C; Bos, R Neira, M. 2016. Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks (en línea). Technical report. Ginebra, Suiza, OMS. Consultado 30 may. 2023. Disponible en https://apps.who. int/iris/handle/10665/204585.

International investment in R&D

17/04/2016

1% of GDP was the minimum target for investment in agricultural R&D for international organizations in 2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016).

Por lo menos el 1% del PIB fue la meta mínima para inversión en I+D agropecuario para organizaciones internacionales en 2013 (BID e IFPRI, 2016)

BID e IFPRI, 2016. Investigación Agropecuaria en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Un análisis de las instituciones, la inversión y las capacidades entre países