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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
A 1% increase in participation in global value chains is linked to an increase in per capita income of more than 1% in the long run.
Banco Mundial (2019)
Banco Mundial. 2019. Global Value Chains Have Spurred Growth but Momentum Is Flagging.
10% of the LAC population will be rural by the end of the century, but these areas will continue to be key for natural resources and growth.
Dirven (2019).
Dirven, M. 2019. Nueva definición de lo rural en América Latina y el Caribe en el marco de FAO para una reflexión colectiva para definir líneas de acción para llegar al 2030 con un ámbito rural distinto. 2030 - Alimentación, agricultura y desarrollo rural en América Latina y el Caribe, No. 2. Santiago de Chile. FAO. 21 p.
31% of the 35 million cubic kilometers of fresh water on the planet are found in Latin America and the Caribbean.
CEPAL, FAO, IICA (2019)
CEPAL; FAO; IICA. 2019. Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2019-2020
40% of the world population is affected by water scarcity
Naciones Unidas (2018)
Naciones Unidas. 2019.
Between June 2010 and May 2011, international maize and wheat prices roughly doubled; food prices peaked in February 2011.
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
395 days of excessive volatility were recorded for soft wheat between January 2007 and June 2011, compared with 207 days between December 2001 and December 2006.
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
Up to 30% of the price increase in the first six months of 2008 can be explained by trade restrictions, according to IFPRI simulations with the MIRAGE model 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
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