Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.5 months of consuming iron biofortified beans showed significant increase in hemoglobin and total body iron in iron-depleted university women in Rwanda (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
2 billion people, or one in three people globally, suffer from micronutrient deficiencies (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
600 million cases of foodborne illness occur annually worldwide, causing 400,000 deaths (WHO, 2015).
600 million cases, 420,000 deaths in 2010 and 31 million DALYs resulted from 31 global food hazards causing 32 diseases.
$20 billion is the direct economic loss due to zoonoses over a decade, and it is much more than $200 billion in indirect losses (World Bank, 2010).
9% represents the undernourishment rate in El Salvador according to data provided by FAO (Martín Manzano, 2012).
2% reduction in chronic malnutrition in children under two years in participating families is the goal for 2014 (Martín Manzano, 2012).
10,000 participating families improve their diet, hygiene habits and safe food handling according to second product indicators (Martín Manzano, 2012).
