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Effects of temperature on cattle

25/08/2025 Go to Evidence

A study of 159 Gyr crossbred dairy cows under tropical conditions in Peru compared two estrus synchronization protocols (conventional PC9 vs. extended J-Synch6) for follicular timed induction (FTAI) and evaluated their relationship with heat stress index (THI) in seven critical phases of the program. Both protocols showed similar estrus and pregnancy rates, but J-Synch6 produced larger preovulatory follicles, and its estrus manifestation was more sensitive to hours without heat stress (THI < 72) and to stress peaks (THI ≥ 83) during the follicular growth phase (Vásquez et al., 2025).

Vásquez-Tarrillo, R. W.; Hernández-Guevara, J. E.; Depaz-Hizo, B. A.; Ampuero-Trigoso, G.; Poclín-Rojas, A. Y.; Rojas-Reategui, M.; Segura Portocarrero, G. T.; Juarez-Moreno, J. D.; Quispe-Ccasa, H. A. (2025)

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA)

Cereals and oilseeds in Argentina

18/06/2024 Go to Evidence

Three quarters of the growth of Argentina's agrifood sector in the last two decades has come from grains and oilseeds (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial, 2024

Banco Mundial (2024), Hacia un sector agroalimentario más competitivo, inclusivo y resiliente en Argentina, © Washington, DC

Plantations in Panama

16/04/2024 Go to Evidence

0.29% (22.4 kha) of Panama's land area is dedicated to fruit crops, followed by oil palm with 0.27% (21 kha) (GFW, 2024).

El 0.29% (22.4 kha) de la superficie de Panamá corresponde al cultivos frutales, siendo el segundo en mayor superficie de plantación, seguido de la palma aceitera con 0.27% (21 kha) (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Use of vegetable oils

01/02/2024 Go to Evidence

1 billion liters was the global consumption of vegetable oils for biodiesel in 2000, increasing to more than 48 billion liters in 2020 (USDA, 2024).

USDA, 2024

USDA.2024. World Agricultural Production, Resource Use, and Productivity, 1961–2020. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020

The Suez Canal

17/01/2024 Go to Evidence

14% of cereals and 4.5% of soybeans traded globally pass through the Suez Canal.

JOSEPH GLAUBER AND ABDULLAH MAMUN (jan 2024). IFPRI. IFPRI Blog : Issue post: Impacts of Red Sea shipping disruptions on global food security

Brazil: Oilseeds and Meats

16/11/2023 Go to Evidence

66% of the increase in Brazil's agrifood trade balance in 2022 came from oilseeds (+19.2%), followed by meats (+4.6%) (OPSAa/IICA, n.d.).

OPSAa/IICA, sf

OPSAa/IICA (Observatorio de Políticas Públicas para los Sistemas Agroalimentarios del Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). s. f. Indicadores para los sistemas agroalimentarios (en línea). San José, Costa Rica, IICA. Consultado 30 may. 2023.

Biofuels

11/04/2023 Go to Evidence

73% of biodiesel comes from vegetable oils (31% palm, 24% soybean and 14% rapeseed), while 21% comes from used cooking oils (IFPRI, 2023).

Alrededor del 73% del biodiesel se basa en aceites vegetales (14% aceite de colza, 24% aceite de soja y 31% aceite de palma) y 21% aceites de cocina usados. (IFPRI, 2023)

IFPRI.2023. Food versus Fuel v2.0: Biofuel policies and the current food crisis. Blog

Olive production in Catamarca

14/01/2023 Go to Evidence

2-3% of Catamarca's exports correspond to extra virgin olive oil, being a product with strong export orientation (CEPAL et al., 2023).

2-3% de las exportaciones de Catamarca corresponden al aceite de oliva extra virgen, siendo un producto con fuerte orientación exportadora (CEPAL et al., 2023).

CEPAL, Secretaría de Industria y Desarrollo Productivo de la Argentina y el Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Empleo de la provincia de Catamarca. (2023). Lineamientos para una especialización y diversificación productiva sostenible y equilibrada en la provincia de Catamarca.

VSS with Land Conversion Prohibitions

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of the analyzed VSS include prohibitions on converting areas with high biodiversity, conservation value or carbon storage with specific cut-off dates (Larrea et al., 2021).

100% de los VSS analizados incluyen prohibiciones sobre la conversión de áreas con alto valor de biodiversidad, conservación o almacenamiento de carbono con fechas de corte específicas (Larrea et al., 2021).