Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than 70% of respondents increased their selling prices in the last two years in Australia, but these increases have not offset rising production and operating costs.
7.6% is the average increase in selling prices in Mexico over the past two years, but half of those surveyed have not compensated for rising costs, selling at break-even or at a loss.
50% of growers in the global fresh produce industry sold at a loss or broke even due to increased costs from the COVID-19 pandemic.
US$ 182.2/ha is the increase in net income in cotton.
US$ 27,227 is the net income increase in citrus among beneficiaries.
US$ 110,473 is the increase in sales for citrus (beneficiaries) compared to controls.
US$ 1,161/ha is the significant productivity increase in the citrus chain (≈37% of ~US$ 3,000/ha average).
US$ 12,928 is the increase in net income (beneficiaries vs. controls), sample without dairy (Table 5, p.27).
17 US dollars of benefits may be gained for every dollar invested in biofortification according to the Copenhagen Consensus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
15-20 US dollars per Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) saved costs orange sweet potato biofortification in Uganda (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
