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Prioritizing countries for biofortification interventions using country-level data

The aim of this paper is to develop and implement country-crop-micronutrient–specific biofortification prioritization indices (BPIs) that will rank countries according to their suitability for investment in biofortification interventions to be used by various stakeholders with differing objectives....

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Main Authors: Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Birol, Ekin, González, Carolina, Moursi, Mourad, Perez, Salomon, Schwarz, Jana, Zeller, Manfred
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
Subjects:
trace elements
malnutrition
food security
nutrition
zinc
retinol
iron
carotenoids
micronutrient deficiencies
biofortification
nutrition security
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153619
Summary:The aim of this paper is to develop and implement country-crop-micronutrient–specific biofortification prioritization indices (BPIs) that will rank countries according to their suitability for investment in biofortification interventions to be used by various stakeholders with differing objectives. BPIs combine subindices for production, consumption, and micronutrient deficiency, using country-level crop production and consumption data primarily from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and iron, zinc, and vitamin A deficiency data from the World Health Organization (WHO).

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