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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

Evidences

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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.

Tag: Nutrition_Smart_Agriculture Innovation Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Bangladesh Bolivia Brazil China Colombia Guatemala Haiti India Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan Panama Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Uganda Zambia
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Seeds
Area: Bioinputs Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: Direct purchase and delivery of agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, etc.)
Beneficiary: Consumers Agricultural producers
Result: Technological Innovation Impact: Health and Nutrition Impact: Food and nutritional security

Farm households reached by HarvestPlus

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

4 million farm households are regularly growing biofortified crops in HarvestPlus target countries (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

4 millones de hogares agrícolas están cultivando regularmente cultivos biofortificados en países objetivo de 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.

Tag: FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Bangladesh India Nigeria Pakistan Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Uganda Zambia
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture
Result: Impact: Production inclusion

HarvestPlus target countries

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

8 target countries has HarvestPlus where it leads delivery: Bangladesh, DR Congo, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

8 países objetivo tiene HarvestPlus donde lidera la entrega: Bangladesh, DR Congo, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uganda y Zambia (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.

Tag: Regional_Cooperation
Country: Bangladesh India Nigeria Pakistan Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Uganda Zambia
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Bilateral, regional, multi-country, multilateral and global agreements Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination
Result: Institutional capacity building

Households reached directly in 2016

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

1.5 million farm households were reached directly with biofortified planting material by HarvestPlus in 2016 (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

1.5 millones de hogares agrícolas fueron alcanzados directamente con material de siembra biofortificado por HarvestPlus en 2016 (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.

Tag: Regional_Cooperation
Country: Bangladesh India Nigeria Pakistan Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Uganda Zambia
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination
Result: Institutional capacity building

Efficacy of iron biofortified beans in Rwanda

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

4.5 months of consuming iron biofortified beans showed significant increase in hemoglobin and total body iron in iron-depleted university women in Rwanda (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

4.5 meses de consumo de frijoles biofortificados con hierro mostraron aumento significativo en hemoglobina y hierro corporal total en mujeres universitarias con deficiencia de hierro en Ruanda (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.

Tag: Nutrition_Smart_Agriculture Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Rwanda
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers
Area: Bioinputs One Health
Instrument: Education and awareness building
Beneficiary: Youth Women
Result: Malnutrition prevention Impact: Health and Nutrition

Iron beans national production share in Rwanda

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

10% of national bean production represent iron beans in Rwanda, only five years after their first release (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

10% de la producción nacional de frijoles representan los frijoles con hierro en Ruanda, solo cinco años después de su primera liberación (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.

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Rwanda
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Support for the adoption of agricultural technologies (transfering to producers)
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Impact: Production inclusion