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Subsistence subsystems in the central Andes of Per

06/06/2022 Go to Evidence

Climate change threatens subsistence agriculture by reducing productivity and increasing food insecurity, especially in vulnerable rural communities, requiring differentiated policies and local adaptation strategies (Córdova, 2021).

Córdova, H. (2021). Agricultura y cambio climático. Impactos en los subsistemas de subsistencia en los Andes centrales del Perú. Anuario Latinoamericano – Ciencias Políticas y Relaciones Internacionales, [S.l.], v. 12, p. 121-140, june 2022. ISSN 2449-8483.

Anuario Latinoamericano – Ciencias Políticas y Relaciones Internacionales.

6 Pathways Connecting Agriculture-Nutrition

01/02/2022 Go to Evidence

Nutritional outcomes and agriculture are linked in six important ways: as a source of food, as a source of income, through food prices, women's empowerment, women's time use, and women's health and nutritional status (Duncan et al., 2022).

Los resultados nutricionales y la agricultura están vinculados de 6 maneras importantes: como fuente de alimentos, como fuente de ingresos, a través de precios de alimentos, empoderamiento de mujeres, utilización del tiempo de las mujeres, y salud y estado nutricional de las mujeres (Duncan et al., 2022).

uncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3

Multisectoral framework for agriculture and nutrit

02/01/2022 Go to Evidence

18 peer-reviewed articles were identified as conceptual frameworks for food systems and nutrition, evidencing the need for multisectoral approaches that include agriculture, health, education, water, sanitation and social protection (Duncan et al., 2022).

18 artículos revisados por pares fueron identificados como marcos conceptuales para sistemas alimentarios y nutrición, evidenciando la necesidad de enfoques multisectoriales que incluyan agricultura, salud, educación, agua, saneamiento y protección social (Duncan et al., 2022).

Duncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Food Security, 14(3), 657-675.

Severe Global Food Insecurity

02/01/2022 Go to Evidence

750 million people represent the global population exposed to severe levels of food insecurity, with this statistic trending upwards (Duncan et al., 2022).

750 millones de personas representan la población global expuesta a niveles severos de inseguridad alimentaria, con esta estadística en tendencia ascendente (Duncan et al., 2022).

Agroecology & Food Security - Peru

01/11/2021 Go to Evidence

In the Mariño basin, agroecological practices enhance food self-sufficiency, family income, and create synergies between productivity, climate adaptation, and mitigation (Quispe et al., 2021).

Yésica Quispe Conde; Bruno Locatelli; Améline Vallet; Raúl Blas Sevillano

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Perú) CIRAD–University of Montpellier (Francia) Center for International Forestry Research - CIFOR (Perú)

Food Waste USA

17/06/2021 Go to Evidence

80.6 million tons of food goes unsold or uneaten after being grown, processed, transported or stored, representing 40% of all food produced in the U.S. (ReFED, 2021).

80.6 millones de toneladas de alimentos quedan sin vender o sin comer después de haber sido cultivados, procesados, transportados o almacenados, representando el 40% de todos los alimentos producidos en EE.UU. (ReFED, 2021).

ReFED. (2021). Roadmap to 2030: Reducing U.S. Food Waste by 50% and the ReFED Insights Engine.

Progress in eradicating extreme hunger

29/05/2021 Go to Evidence

60% was the reduction in the proportion of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1990 and 2014, thanks to the contribution of the agricultural sector to food security (FAO, 2021).

El sector agrícola contribuyó a mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y a reducir en un 60% la proporción de personas subalimentadas entre 1990 y 2014 en América Latina y el Caribe (FAO, 2021)

FAO (2021), “Seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe”, Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, Roma. https://www.fao.org/americas/prioridades/seguridad-alimentaria/es.

Women and family farming in Bolivia

28/05/2021 Go to Evidence

This exploratory research analyzes how women participate in Bolivian family farming, identifying their productive, reproductive, and decision-making roles. It examines the challenges they face in accessing resources, land, and technology, as well as the strategies they use to strengthen their autonomy. The study provides gender perspectives for designing inclusive agricultural policies.

Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”

Tito-Velarde, C. (2021). Un estudio exploratorio del rol de las mujeres en la agricultura familiar en Bolivia. Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Económico, (ESPECIAL), 79-120.

Coverage of investment in school feeding programs

15/04/2021 Go to Evidence

Up to US$75 billion is expended annually, mostly by governments, in providing school feeding to no less than 368 million children daily on average (WFP, 2021)

Hasta 75 mil millones de dólares se gastan anualmente, principalmente por parte de los gobiernos, para proporcionar alimentación escolar a no menos de 368 millones de niños diariamente en promedio (WFP, 2021)

WFP, 2021. School feeding programmes in low- and lower-middle-income countries. A focused review of recent evidence from impact evaluations

Climate change in the Andes and agriculture

11/03/2021 Go to Evidence

Systematic review compiling existing research on the effects of climate change on Andean agriculture. It analyzes climate variables (temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration), induced phenomena (soil erosion, glacier retreat, alterations in crops such as potatoes, quinoa, corn), and the vulnerability of small-scale farmers in the high Andes.

Universidad Continental, Huancayo, Perú

Lozano, A., Alvarez, C., Moggiano, N. (2021). El cambio climático en los Andes y su impacto en la agricultura: una revisión sistemática. Scientia Agropecuaria, 12(1): 101-108