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2 billion people, or one in three people globally, suffer from micronutrient deficiencies (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
2 mil millones de personas, o una de cada tres personas a nivel mundial, sufren de deficiencias de micronutrientes (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.
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.
64% more likely to resolve their iron deficiency had children who consumed biofortified pearl millet for six months in Maharashtra, India (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
64% más probabilidades de resolver su deficiencia de hierro tuvieron los niños que consumieron mijo perla biofortificado por seis meses en Maharashtra, India (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.
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.
75% of all biofortified harvested roots were consumed on-farm in 2015, according to HarvestPlus estimates (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
75% de todas las raíces biofortificadas cosechadas fueron consumidas en finca en 2015, según estimaciones 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.
6 countries receive technical assistance from HarvestPlus for biofortification programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua and Panama (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
6 países reciben asistencia técnica de HarvestPlus para programas de biofortificación en América Latina y el Caribe: Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Haití, Nicaragua y Panamá (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.
60 million tons, equivalent to 2.7% of global production, was the approximate difference between global grain stocks in 2007-2008 and those in 2004-2005.
Torero (2016)
Torero, M. (2016). Alternative mechanisms to reduce food price volatility and price spikes: Policy responses at the global level. In M. Kalkuhl et al. (Eds.), Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy. Springer. https://opsaa.iica.int/en/resource-2747-alternative-mechanisms-to-reduce-food-price-volatility-and-price-spikes-policy-responses-at-the-global-level
300,000 to 500,000 metric tons of basic grains are proposed as a humanitarian emergency reserve, about 5% of food aid flows of 6.7 million wheat-equivalent tons.
Torero (2016)
Torero, M. (2016). Alternative mechanisms to reduce food price volatility and price spikes: Policy responses at the global level. In M. Kalkuhl et al. (Eds.), Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy. Springer. https://opsaa.iica.int/en/resource-2747-alternative-mechanisms-to-reduce-food-price-volatility-and-price-spikes-policy-responses-at-the-global-level
US$20 to US$46 per metric ton was the range of costs for holding food reserves reported for African countries, according to the review cited in the chapter.
Torero (2016)
Torero, M. (2016). Alternative mechanisms to reduce food price volatility and price spikes: Policy responses at the global level. In M. Kalkuhl et al. (Eds.), Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy. Springer. https://opsaa.iica.int/en/resource-2747-alternative-mechanisms-to-reduce-food-price-volatility-and-price-spikes-policy-responses-at-the-global-level
More than 2 billion people are deficient in key vitamins and minerals necessary for growth, development, and disease prevention (FAO, 2013).
Más de 2 mil millones de personas tienen una deficiencia de vitaminas y minerales clave necesarios para el crecimiento, el desarrollo y la prevención de enfermedades. (FAO, 2013)
FAO-2013. The State of Food and Agriculture 2013: Food Systems for Better
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