Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
US$ 27,227 is the net income increase in citrus among beneficiaries.
2,005 producers implemented plans with technical assistance.
Plant replacement, fertilization, IPM, quality and post-harvest were prioritized.
0.293 is the increase in technological adoption (citrus), which is highly significant.
Two provinces and four value chains were prioritized based on technological gaps and economic relevance. These included Chaco (cotton, livestock) and Entre Ríos (citrus, dairy).
The program defined specific technological menus for cotton, livestock, dairy and citrus, aligned with gaps and good practices.
90% of fresh fruit imports in the United States came from Latin America in 2016 (IDB, 2019).
To US$5 billion in 2019 amounted to Peruvian agricultural exports, 12% in total exports (IDB, 2019).
9 percentage points decreased the prevalence of low serum retinol in children who consumed orange sweet potato in Uganda (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).
