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

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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.

Tag: Nutrition_Smart_Agriculture Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Cereals and cereal products
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Consumers Agricultural producers
Result: Malnutrition prevention Impact: Health and Nutrition

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.

Tag: Nutrition_Smart_Agriculture Avanzar2030 Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Consumers Agricultural producers
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security

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.

Tag: Innovation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Seeds
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Plant genebanks
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Productive diversification