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Iron beans in Rwanda: crop development and delivery experience

HarvestPlus and its partners have successfully developed and delivered iron bean varieties to more than one million farming households in Rwanda, DRC, and Uganda to help combat the adverse health effects of iron deficiency widespread in these countries. Focusing primarily on Rwanda, this chapter sum...

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Main Authors: Mulambu, J., Andersson, Meike S., Palenberg, M., Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H., Saltzman, Amy, Birol, Ekin, Oparinde, A., Boy, Erick, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Lubobo, Antoine Kanyenga, Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha, Nkalubo, Stanley T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Rural Outreach Program 2017
Subjects:
iron deficiency chlorosis
biofortification
common beans
micronutrient deficiencies
beans
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82699
Summary:HarvestPlus and its partners have successfully developed and delivered iron bean varieties to more than one million farming households in Rwanda, DRC, and Uganda to help combat the adverse health effects of iron deficiency widespread in these countries. Focusing primarily on Rwanda, this chapter summarizes the country, nutritional and consumer background, crop development, release, and delivery of iron bean varieties and synthesizes lessons learned and future challenges.

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