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People reached by HarvestPlus biofortified crops

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

20 million people in farm households in developing countries are growing and consuming biofortified crops according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

20 millones de personas en hogares agrícolas de países en desarrollo están cultivando y consumiendo cultivos biofortificados 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.

Agriculture Dominates Employment in Argentina and

06/08/2010

48% and 91% is the agricultural workforce in Argentina and Nicaragua respectively (Bambrilla et al., 2010).

48% y 91% es la fuerza laboral en Argentina y Nicaragua respectivamente de la agricultura (Bambrilla et al., 2010)

Bambrilla, I., R. D. Carneiro, D. Lederman y G. Porto. 2010. “Skills, Exports, and the Wages of Five Million Latin American Workers.” Policy Research Working Paper. World Bank, Washington, DC

Smallholder coffee plantations

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of Central American coffee areas are dominated by small producers with small holdings, unlike the large coffee estates found in Brazil (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las áreas cafetaleras de Centroamérica están dominadas por pequeños productores con pequeñas propiedades, a diferencia de las grandes fincas cafetaleras encontradas en Brasil (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Environmental impact of the coffee crisis

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of the shaded coffee plantations abandoned during the crisis were invaded and converted to intensively managed, short-term crops, treeless pastures or urban sprawl (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los cafetales bajo sombra abandonados durante la crisis fueron invadidos y convertidos a cultivos intensivamente manejados y de corta duración, pastos sin árboles o expansión urbana (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Agricultural extension

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of small coffee producers who are organized in cooperatives have access to research and extension services through cooperative funds (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los pequeños productores de café que están organizados en cooperativas tienen acceso a servicios de investigación y extensión a través de fondos cooperativos (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Coffee cooperatives

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of coffee cooperatives offer economies of scale through joint purchasing, cooperative funds, testing facilities and Fair Trade certification (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las cooperativas de café proporcionan elementos de economías de escala como compra conjunta de material vegetal, fondos cooperativos que pagan servicios de investigación y extensión, instalaciones conjuntas para pruebas de calidad y posibilidades de certificación de Comercio Justo (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

PSA Experiences

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of PES in Nicaragua focus on water protection and schemes in carbon trade planning and silvopastoral systems (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las experiencias de PSA en Nicaragua se limitan a unos pocos esquemas implementados que involucran protección del agua y una serie de esquemas en fase de planificación relacionados con el comercio de carbono y sistemas silvopastorales (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Coffee cooperatives

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of cooperatives are not effective when it comes to systemic risks, such as adverse weather and sudden commodity price falls (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las cooperativas no son efectivas cuando se trata de riesgos sistémicos, como condiciones climáticas adversas y caídas repentinas de precios de productos básicos (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Value of coffee

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of coffee is the second most valuable product in the international market after oil (Bosselmann, 2008).

El 100% del café es el segundo producto más valioso en el mercado internacional después del petróleo (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.