This study investigated the effects of social networks on consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for two high-iron bean (HIB) varieties (HIB-A and HIB-B) using data collected from 572 farmers in rural Rwanda.
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Habitual choice strategy, poverty and urban consumer demand for biofortified iron beans
Increasing urbanization in developing countries creates current and future challenges for the global food system to deliver high quality nutritious foods and provide equitable access for the urban poor.
Are we there yet? The rigorousness of impact evaluations of nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions
Several literature reviews have questioned the rigorousness of impact evaluations of nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions.
Invisible heterogeneity in crop zinc concentration and child zinc intake in rural Uganda
Micronutrient deficiencies affect more than two billion individuals worldwide, with dire outcomes for human health and productivity.
In this paper, we seek to understand the current structure of the pearl millet seed sector in order to formulate recommendations about how best to position the marketing strategy for soon-to-be-released, high-iron hybrids.
Understanding the adoption of high-iron varieties in Maharashtra, India: What explains popularity?
Pearl millet is one of the most important food staples of poorer populations in the drylands of India. India’s first pearl millet hybrids were released during the Green Revolution.
In recent times, results of various adoption studies have been mixed, raising questions regarding why some improved farm technologies are still not widely adopted several years after their first introduction.
Biofortification, crop adoption, and health information: impact pathways in Mozambique and Uganda
Biofortification, breeding staple food crops to be dense sources of essential micronutrients, is fast emerging as a strategy to fight micronutrient malnutrition.
Biofortified pro-vitamin A cassava varieties are being developed and deployed in Nigeria and other countries.
Agricultural interventions are thought to have the potential to improve nutrition, but very little rigorous evidence is available about programs that link the two.
Iron deficiency among children and women of child-bearing age is a public health problem in many developing countries.
Productivity and efficiency of farmers growing four popular wheat varieties in Punjab, Pakistan
HarvestPlus seeks to select one or more wheat varieties in Pakistan to biofortify with zinc to improve the health of the Pakistani population, especially women and children.
Country-crop-micronutrient–specific biofortification prioritization indices (BPIs)
This study explores farmer acceptance and valuation of a biofortified staple food crop in a developing country prior to its commercialization.
In this paper, we examine the implications of alternative country-specific scenarios for biofortification on the reduction of micronutrient deficiency prevalence in under-fives.
Biofortification is increasingly seen as an additional tool to combat micronutrient malnutrition.
Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread health problem in the developing world.