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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

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

Evidences

8 results

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

Cost-effectiveness of biofortification in Uganda

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

15-20 US dollars per Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) saved costs orange sweet potato biofortification in Uganda (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

15-20 dólares estadounidenses por Año de Vida Ajustado por Discapacidad (DALY) ahorrado cuesta la biofortificación de camote naranja en Uganda (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: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Uganda
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Result: Profitability

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

Households reached by orange sweet potato

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

24,000 households were reached by the orange sweet potato intervention in Uganda and Mozambique from 2006 to 2009 (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

24,000 hogares fueron alcanzados por la intervención de camote naranja en Uganda y Mozambique de 2006 a 2009 (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: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Mozambique Uganda
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Direct purchase and delivery of agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, etc.)
Result: Impact: Production inclusion

Orange sweet potato adoption rate

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

60% higher than control communities was the orange sweet potato adoption rate in the Uganda and Mozambique intervention (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

60% superior a las comunidades control fue la tasa de adopción de camote naranja en la intervención de Uganda y Mozambique (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: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Mozambique Uganda
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Support for the adoption of agricultural technologies (transfering to producers)
Beneficiary: Rural communities
Result: Impact: Production inclusion

Reduction low serum retinol with orange sweet pota

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

9 percentage points decreased the prevalence of low serum retinol in children who consumed orange sweet potato in Uganda (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

9 puntos porcentuales disminuyó la prevalencia de retinol sérico bajo en niños que consumieron camote naranja en Uganda (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: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Uganda
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers
Area: Bioinputs One Health
Instrument: Education and awareness building
Beneficiary: Consumers
Result: Malnutrition prevention