1. AVRDC is Fostering a Revolution in Diets for Good Health! Laboratory complex AVRDC is an intergovernmental agency founded in 1971 and is chiefly funded by Taiwan, USAID, DFID, GIZ, ACIAR, APSA and its Founding Countries – Japan, S. Korea, Thailand, Philippines. Budget $15m. AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center HQ ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Management Team: Hughes, Chang, Nagaraj, Olatifede Hotel

2. HQ in Taiwan Niger Fiji and Solomons Laos Tanzania India Madagascar Thailand Mali India Cameroon Project activities with partners in many other countries: Collaboration with ICIPE, C for F, ICBA, CABI AVRDC’s global locations – plus Indonesia 50 IRS staff – 300 NRS Dubai UAE Cameroon Thailand AVRDC is a highly decentralized center Uzbekistan

3. Slide 3 (08/2010) Insufficiency of vegetables in the diet and the impact on child mortality and malnutrition Green dot: Philippines Philippines Vegetable consumption (g/day/person)172 Under-five mortality rate, 2006 (1/1000)29 Underweight (%)28 Health status indicator: Children under 5 mortality rate Nutrition status indicator: Children under 5 underweight

4. 2008 4 Recommended nutrient intakes (RNI) and % RNI contributed from 100 gram of plant food ProteinVitamin AIronFolateZincCalciumVitamin E RNI for pregnant women (1 st trimester) gμg REmgμgμg mg  -TE 60800306001110007.5 Percentage of RNI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rice0012400 Cassava (root)2015320 Millet60214800 Meat (chicken)370311413 Mungbean4022210424137 Vegetable soybean182132813478 Cabbage31110242 Tomato21813217 Slippery cabbage6106530-177111858 Moringa leaves7146114951065 Amaranth916063163217 Jute mallow101981221036 Nightshade8101131092128 Vegetable cowpea leaves`8193627354101 RNI source: FAO/WHO 2004; RNI for iron with low bioavailability; RNI for zinc with medium bioavailability Nutrient data source: USDA nutrient database, AVRDC IV nutrient data, and literature

5. Indigenous nutrient-dense vegetables can overcome malnutrition

6. Slide 6 www.avrdc.org High value/ high nutrient crops -Breeding for nutrition: Tomato: high beta tomato adaptation trials Tomato: search for new genes to improve carotenoids and flavonoids Pepper: high carotenoid paprika for tropics Pumpkin: characterization of varieties for carotenoids Bitter gourd: evaluation of varieties for vitamins and anti-diabetic activities High beta, golden tomato High flavonoid tomato High carotenoid, low pungency pepper High vitamins and anti- diabetic bitter gourd High carotenoid pumpkin

7. The world’s largest public sector collection of vegetable germplasm No. of accessions 57,937 No. of species 430 No. of countries of origin 155 We now need: Not a Green Revolution, but a Revolution with Greens! Collaboration with Crops for the Future and the Diversity for Development Alliance

8. New genetic variation for drought & salt tolerance and grafting combinations in tomato and eggplant Drought tolerant Susceptible 050 mM 100 mM 200 mM Grafting tomato scions on to egg plant rootstocks prevents disease and flooding damage Collaboration with ICBA On salinity tolerance

9. Collaborating with ICIPE and CABI on IPM and IDM M a b c d e f g h i j k l m Plantwise – Lose Less, Feed More

10. AVRDC helps through partners in disaster relief in Thailand, India, Taiwan, Haiti, Indonesia and Sri Lanka Seed bulking and prepositioning in storage before disasters