Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
17 US dollars of benefits may be gained for every dollar invested in biofortification according to the Copenhagen Consensus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
20 million people in farm households in developing countries are growing and consuming biofortified crops according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
6 rice varieties are produced by Iniap: Iniap-Impacto, Iniap-FL Élite, Iniap-FL Arenillas, Iniap FL-1480 Cristalino, Iniap-20 and GO 04429 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
25% mayor es el rendimiento de las variedades del INIAP comparado con el promedio nacional (6 vs 4.8 ton/ha) (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
4.8 tons per hectare represents the national average rice yield in Ecuador (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
6 tons per hectare exceeds Iniap seed varieties, compared to the national average of 4.8 tons (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
45,165 producers were directly benefited with Iniap seed production between 2022 and 2024 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
6 tons per hectare exceed Iniap seed varieties, compared to the national average of 4.8 tons (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
223.74 tons of basic, registered, and certified seed produced by INIAP between June 2022 and December 2024 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
50% approximately of the certified seed used in Ecuador comes from Iniap production (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
