Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.7% and 4.5% represent average field-level losses in corn farms (8.8 bushels per acre) and soybean farms (2.3 bushels per acre) respectively according to WWF research (WWF, 2020).
The 151 g/kg DM represents the crude protein content in cowpea hay, being 95.5 g/kg DM higher than pangola grass hay (55.5 g/kg DM) (Corea et al., 2020).
20-50% of rural households sell maize after satisfying their own food needs in Zambia (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).
3 months of consuming biofortified orange maize significantly increased total body vitamin A stores in 5-7-year-old children in Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
64% more likely to resolve their iron deficiency had children who consumed biofortified pearl millet for six months in Maharashtra, India (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
15 private seed companies are testing and developing iron pearl millet varieties for seed sales in India (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
100 days lasts the zinc rice variety BRRI dhan 64 for wet season in Bangladesh, compared to 140 days of conventional varieties (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017). Mención: 100 días dura la variedad de arroz con zinc BRRI dhan 64 para temporada húmeda en Bangladesh, comparada con 140 días de variedades convencionales (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
60-80% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for zinc provide biofortified zinc wheat and zinc rice (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
60% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for iron provide biofortified iron beans and iron pearl millet (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
