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Sustainable agriculture with associated crops

08/01/2022 Go to Evidence

The article analyzes crop association as an alternative for the development of sustainable agriculture in Latin America. Through a review of 88 studies, it shows that polyculture, agroforestry, and silvopastoral systems improve productivity, profitability, and climate resilience compared to monocultures. It highlights the benefits for soil fertility, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation, proposing this practice as a comprehensive path toward agricultural and food sustainability in rural farming contexts.

Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.; Universidad Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú.

Tamayo Ortiz, C. V., & Alegre Orihuela, J. C. (2022). Asociación de cultivos, alternativa para el desarrollo de una agricultura sustentable. Siembra, 9(1).

Multisectoral Approach Needed for Malnutrition

02/01/2022 Go to Evidence

The problem of malnutrition is multi-faceted and requires action through a multisectoral approach that includes healthcare, education, water and sanitation, social protection, and food and agriculture (Duncan et al., 2022).

El problema de la malnutrición es multifacético y requiere acción a través de un enfoque multisectorial que incluye atención médica, educación, agua y saneamiento, protección social, y alimentación y agricultura (Duncan et al., 2022).

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).

Agri-food Conceptual Framework Components

02/01/2022 Go to Evidence

12 key components and 35 sub-components represent the identified elements of the agri-food sector that can serve as intervention points to improve nutritional outcomes (Duncan et al., 2022).

12 componentes clave y 35 subcomponentes representan los elementos identificados del sector agroalimentario que pueden servir como puntos de intervención para mejorar resultados nutricionales (Duncan et al., 2022).

Degraded soils

01/01/2022 Go to Evidence

64% of Mexico's soils are degraded, and 38% of this is due to agriculture (Government of Mexico, 2022).

Gobierno de México (2022). Estrategia Nacional de Suelo para la Agricultura Sostenible (ENASAS)

Ortiz, G. S., Santillán, V. S., Bunge, B. V., Anglés-Hernánez, M., Pérez, M. E., & Prado, B. (2022). Soil governance and sustainable agriculture in Mexico. Soil Security, 100059.

Country: Mexico

Food waste

31/12/2021 Go to Evidence

Up to 17% of total global food production is wasted at the retail, food service and consumer stages (UNEP, 2021).

Hasta un 17 % del total de la producción mundial de alimentos se desperdicia en las etapas de la venta al por menor, los servicios alimentarios y el consumidor (PNUMA, 2021)

PNUMA. 2021. Índice de desperdicio de alimentos 2021

Carbon sequestration

31/12/2021 Go to Evidence

888 Tg of carbon is the sequestration potential in the Americas, equivalent to between 529 and 1,247 Tg of carbon at a depth of 0 to 0.60 m for 20 years (IICA, 2021).

IICA, 2021

IICA.2021. Hojas de información: buenas prácticas para una agricultura climáticamente inteligente. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1797-hojas-de-informacion:-buenas-practicas-para-una-agricultura-climaticamente-inteligente

Global reforestation

31/12/2021 Go to Evidence

24 Mha of additional forest per year, until 2030, could store a quarter of the atmospheric CO₂ needed to limit global warming to 1.5 °C (IICA, 2021).

IICA, 2021

IICA.2021. Hojas de información: buenas prácticas para una agricultura climáticamente inteligente. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1797-hojas-de-informacion:-buenas-practicas-para-una-agricultura-climaticamente-inteligente

Pasture surface

31/12/2021 Go to Evidence

905 million hectares of pastures are the main land use in the Americas, highlighting their importance in soil management and carbon sequestration (IICA, 2021).

IICA, 2021

IICA.2021. Hojas de información: buenas prácticas para una agricultura climáticamente inteligente. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1797-hojas-de-informacion:-buenas-practicas-para-una-agricultura-climaticamente-inteligente