Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
220,000 million USD per year are estimated losses generated by plant pathogens (FAO, 2018).
2 billion people, or one in three people globally, suffer from micronutrient deficiencies (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
17 US dollars of benefits may be gained for every dollar invested in biofortification according to the Copenhagen Consensus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
150 biofortified varieties of 10 crops have been cumulatively released in 30 countries according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
1 billion people seeks to reach HarvestPlus with biofortification by the year 2030 (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
50% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for vitamin A seek to provide biofortified yellow cassava and orange maize (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
100% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for vitamin A can provide biofortified orange sweet potato (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
60% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for iron provide biofortified iron beans and iron pearl millet (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
