Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women

Published evidence on the nutritional impact of iron-biofortified crops offers a road map for policymakers to consider. Within the context of an RCT in Rwanda, one group of female college students consumed iron biofortified beans and another group consumed conventional beans. Results showed that the...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
Formato: Case Study
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121309
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description Published evidence on the nutritional impact of iron-biofortified crops offers a road map for policymakers to consider. Within the context of an RCT in Rwanda, one group of female college students consumed iron biofortified beans and another group consumed conventional beans. Results showed that the consumption of iron biofortified beans positively affected the cognitive performance of the young women in the treatment group. Iron biofortified beans were developed in close collaboration between HarvestPlus, CIAT and the Rwanda Agricultural Board.
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spelling CGSpace1213092023-03-14T13:24:28Z Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health crops women beans consumption iron collaboration students case studies agrifood systems rural development Published evidence on the nutritional impact of iron-biofortified crops offers a road map for policymakers to consider. Within the context of an RCT in Rwanda, one group of female college students consumed iron biofortified beans and another group consumed conventional beans. Results showed that the consumption of iron biofortified beans positively affected the cognitive performance of the young women in the treatment group. Iron biofortified beans were developed in close collaboration between HarvestPlus, CIAT and the Rwanda Agricultural Board. 2017-12-31 2022-09-12T11:56:23Z 2022-09-12T11:56:23Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121309 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. 2017. Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women. Reported in Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Annual Report 2017. Outcome Impact Case Report.
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CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women
title Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women
title_full Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women
title_fullStr Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women
title_full_unstemmed Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women
title_short Evidence from Rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women
title_sort evidence from rwanda showed that consumption of iron biofortified beans had a positive effect on cognitive performance of young women
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