1. HarvestPlus c/o IFPRI 2033 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-1002 USA Tel: 202-862-5600 Fax: 202-467-4439 HarvestPlus@cgiar.org www.HarvestPlus.org Biofortification: Improving Nutrition through Agriculture Fabiana Moura-HarvestPlus Nutritionist AIARD Annual Conference Washington DC June 5, 2012

2. Micronutrient malnutrition 2 billion+ affected Photo: C. Hotz

3. Global Micronutrient Deficiency This map details worldwide severity of the most common micronutrient deficiencies—vitamin A, anemia, and zinc—using World Health Organization (WHO) children under 5 prevalence data. Severity was coded using a 3-point weighting system based on levels of public health significance cut-offs (low, moderate, and high).

4. 75% of the poor 25%

5. Targeted: poor people eat staples Photo: IRRI

6. Share of Energy Source & Food Budget in Rural Bangladesh Non-Staple plants Fish and Meat Energy SourceFood Budget Staple foods 6

7. Supplementation Commercial Fortification Biofortification Dietary Diversity

8. Sustainable for famers Photo: A.M. Ball

9. Cost-effective: central one time investment Photo: ICRISAT

10. Biofortification-breeding food crops that are more nutritious Photo: D. Marchand

11. X = Biofortified varieties White-low vitamin A Orange-very high vitamin A

12. Goal: 50% vitamin A mean daily requirement Photo: M. Malungu

13. Estimating Target Levels Framework of Nutrition Research

14. 2011 2 Cassava Vitamin A Nigeria DR Congo Beans Iron (Zinc) Rwanda DR Congo Maize Vitamin A Zambia 2012 Crops for Africa & Release Dates Crops are high-yielding and with other traits farmers want.

15. Pearl Millet Iron (Zinc) India Rice Zinc Bangladesh India Wheat Zinc India Pakistan Crops for Asia & Release Dates 20122 20132 Crops are high-yielding and with other traits farmers want.

16. Vit. A Orange Sweet Potato 2007-09: Released in Uganda and Mozambique Photo: Y. Islam

17. Key Findings: Adoption In Mozambique, the project increased the share of orange sweet potato in the total sweet potato area by 56% ORANGE SWEET POTATO WHITE SWEET POTATO Before ProjectAfter Project WHITE SWEET POTATO

18. Key Findings: Adoption In Uganda, orange sweet potato increased by 43% in the total sweet potato area WHITE SWEET POTATO ORANGE SWEET POTATO WHITE SWEET POTATO Before ProjectAfter Project

19. Key Findings: Vitamin A Intakes

20. Lessons learned for scaling-up

21. Ensure agronomic quality—to be competitive, OSP yields should be equal to other varieties

22. Involve both women and men for both nutrition and agronomic messages

23. Engage markets for long-term adoption

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