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HarvestPlus target countries

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

8 target countries has HarvestPlus where it leads delivery: Bangladesh, DR Congo, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

8 países objetivo tiene HarvestPlus donde lidera la entrega: Bangladesh, DR Congo, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uganda y Zambia (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.

Households reached directly in 2016

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

1.5 million farm households were reached directly with biofortified planting material by HarvestPlus in 2016 (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

1.5 millones de hogares agrícolas fueron alcanzados directamente con material de siembra biofortificado por HarvestPlus en 2016 (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.

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.

# of countries with biofortification programs LAC

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

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.

Rural poverty

01/01/2017 Go to Evidence

30% is rural poverty among wage earners in rural areas and self-employed workers in 2015 in LAC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).

+30% es la pobreza rural entre asalariados del área rural y trabajadores por cuenta propia en el 2015 en ALC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017)

Nueva Sociedad, 2017. Empleo rural en América Latina: avances y desafíos

Rural vs. urban income

01/01/2017 Go to Evidence

68% was the representation of labor income in rural areas with respect to income in urban areas in LAC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).

68% fue la representación de los ingresos laborales en zonas rurales con respecto a los ingresos en zonas urbanas en ALC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017)

Nueva Sociedad, 2017. Empleo rural en América Latina: avances y desafíos

Agricultural and non-agricultural income

01/01/2017 Go to Evidence

50% higher are incomes from rural non-farm jobs compared to farm incomes (New Society, 2017).

En un 50% son mayores los ingresos de empleos rurales no agrícolas frente a los ingresos agrícolas (Nueva Sociedad, 2017)

Nueva Sociedad, 2017. Empleo rural en América Latina: avances y desafíos

Employment contracts by zones

01/01/2017 Go to Evidence

51% of employees in urban areas have a written employment contract, and only 27% in rural areas (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).

51% de los asalariados en zonas urbanas tiene contrato de trabajo escrito, y solo 27% en zonas rurales (Nueva Sociedad, 2017)

Nueva Sociedad, 2017. Empleo rural en América Latina: avances y desafíos