Improving nutrition through biofortification
There is much unfinished business in scaling up and mainstreaming biofortification. In 2018, HarvestPlus entered its fourth 5-year phase and is implementing its new strategic plan, which is designed to lay the groundwork for biofortification to benefit 1 billion consumers globally by 2030. In this n...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2019
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| author | Bouis, Howarth E. Saltzman, Amy Birol, Ekin |
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| description | There is much unfinished business in scaling up and mainstreaming biofortification. In 2018, HarvestPlus entered its fourth 5-year phase and is implementing its new strategic plan, which is designed to lay the groundwork for biofortification to benefit 1 billion consumers globally by 2030. In this new phase, HarvestPlus has commissioned efficacy studies on zinc biofortified crops, as well as effectiveness studies on both zinc and iron biofortified crops. Additional studies are planned to understand the efficacy of biofortification for additional target groups, like adolescents, and on health outcomes beyond micronutrient deficiency status. As part of this new phase, HarvestPlus will work closely with others to further elucidate the comparative advantages of different interventions (biofortification, fortification, and supplementation) across time and location and to establish optimal micronutrient intervention portfolios for scenarios such as global population growth and climate change. This new phase will also analyze, document and make publicly available the data, tools, processes, and the lessons learned from interventions to introduce and scale up biofortification. The ultimate aim of these efforts is to anchor biofortification within the various national and international policies, programs and investments in the agriculture and nutrition nexus. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1472432025-12-08T10:29:22Z Improving nutrition through biofortification Bouis, Howarth E. Saltzman, Amy Birol, Ekin biofortification nutrition-sensitive agriculture nutrition policies agricultural policies agricultural research sustainability nutrition trace elements agricultural development food systems There is much unfinished business in scaling up and mainstreaming biofortification. In 2018, HarvestPlus entered its fourth 5-year phase and is implementing its new strategic plan, which is designed to lay the groundwork for biofortification to benefit 1 billion consumers globally by 2030. In this new phase, HarvestPlus has commissioned efficacy studies on zinc biofortified crops, as well as effectiveness studies on both zinc and iron biofortified crops. Additional studies are planned to understand the efficacy of biofortification for additional target groups, like adolescents, and on health outcomes beyond micronutrient deficiency status. As part of this new phase, HarvestPlus will work closely with others to further elucidate the comparative advantages of different interventions (biofortification, fortification, and supplementation) across time and location and to establish optimal micronutrient intervention portfolios for scenarios such as global population growth and climate change. This new phase will also analyze, document and make publicly available the data, tools, processes, and the lessons learned from interventions to introduce and scale up biofortification. The ultimate aim of these efforts is to anchor biofortification within the various national and international policies, programs and investments in the agriculture and nutrition nexus. 2019-02-14 2024-06-21T09:12:34Z 2024-06-21T09:12:34Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147243 en https://doi.org/10.1079/9781786399311.0000 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134976 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute CAB International Bouis, Howarth E.; Saltzman, Amy; and Birol, Ekin. 2019. Improving nutrition through biofortification. In Agriculture for improved nutrition: Seizing the momentum. Chapter 5. Fan, Shenggen; Yosef, Sivan; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (Eds.). Wallingford, UK: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CABI. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147243 |
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