Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa
Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is a rich plant-based source of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato is known as a food security crop but most varieties grown are high dry matter white-fleshed types, lacking beta-carotene. In 1995, researchers r...
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| author | Low, Jan W. Mwanga, Robert O.M. Andrade, M.I. Carey, E.E. Ball, Anna-Marie |
| author_browse | Andrade, M.I. Ball, Anna-Marie Carey, E.E. Low, Jan W. Mwanga, Robert O.M. |
| author_facet | Low, Jan W. Mwanga, Robert O.M. Andrade, M.I. Carey, E.E. Ball, Anna-Marie |
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| description | Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is a rich plant-based source of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato is known as a food security crop but most varieties grown are high dry matter white-fleshed types, lacking beta-carotene. In 1995, researchers recognized the potential of OFSP varieties to address widespread vitamin A deficiency in SSA using an integrated agriculture-nutrition approach. With their partners, they confronted conventional wisdom concerning food-based approaches and institutional barriers, to build the evidence base and breed 42 OFSP varieties adapted to farmer needs and consumer preferences. Subsequently, a multi-partner, multi-donor initiative, launched in 2009, has already reached 2.8 million households. This review summarizes that effort describing how the changing policy environment influenced the process. |
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| spelling | CGSpace811262024-10-25T07:54:24Z Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa Low, Jan W. Mwanga, Robert O.M. Andrade, M.I. Carey, E.E. Ball, Anna-Marie sweet potatoes nutrition vitamins carotenoids retinol ecology food science biofortification vegetables integration Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is a rich plant-based source of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato is known as a food security crop but most varieties grown are high dry matter white-fleshed types, lacking beta-carotene. In 1995, researchers recognized the potential of OFSP varieties to address widespread vitamin A deficiency in SSA using an integrated agriculture-nutrition approach. With their partners, they confronted conventional wisdom concerning food-based approaches and institutional barriers, to build the evidence base and breed 42 OFSP varieties adapted to farmer needs and consumer preferences. Subsequently, a multi-partner, multi-donor initiative, launched in 2009, has already reached 2.8 million households. This review summarizes that effort describing how the changing policy environment influenced the process. 2017-09 2017-05-18T18:57:01Z 2017-05-18T18:57:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81126 en Open Access Elsevier Low, J.W.; Mwangab, R.O.M.; Andrade, M.; Carey, E.; Ball, A.-M. 2017. Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa. Global Food Security. (Amsterdam). ISSN 2211-9124. 14: 23-30. |
| spellingShingle | sweet potatoes nutrition vitamins carotenoids retinol ecology food science biofortification vegetables integration Low, Jan W. Mwanga, Robert O.M. Andrade, M.I. Carey, E.E. Ball, Anna-Marie Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | tackling vitamin a deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub saharan africa |
| topic | sweet potatoes nutrition vitamins carotenoids retinol ecology food science biofortification vegetables integration |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81126 |
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