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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

12 results

Harvesting rice with 24% moisture improves its qua

13/11/2020 Go to Evidence

Harvest moisture affects rice milling quality, particularly whole grain yield and appearance. Levels between 20 % and 22 % are recommended to optimize industrial outcomes. (Álvarez-Parra et al., 2020).

Alvarez et al., 2020

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) - Perú

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition AgroecologicalSystems
Country: Venezuela
Sector: Agrifood (products) Business organization and management Food technology
Area: Agrifood Context Value Addition
Instrument: Education and training for farmers Entrepreneurial capacity building
Beneficiary: Exporters Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation Improved productivity Cost Reduction Reduction of food loss and waste

Storage costs US$20-46

2016 Go to Evidence

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

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Regional_Cooperation
Country: Africa (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Cereals and cereal products Food
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Effectiveness of public expenditure Cost Reduction Impact: Food and nutritional security