The USAID-funded MENU Activity implemented by HarvestPlus Uganda set out to increase the production, marketing, and consumption of biofortified crops in Uganda as part of a broader effort to improve the nutritional status of 420,000 Ugandans, part

Introducing biofortified crops as new crops on the market required people to receive the right information as to why they should produce and consume these crops. Nutrition trainings were a platform to disseminate this much needed information.

HarvestPlus, a division of the International Food Policy Research Institute, has developed a conventional plant breeding process that results in increased levels of minerals and vitamins in seeds and grain.

Agriculture sector in India is a primary source of livelihood for a majority of the population. Low and stagnant income in the sector remains a focal point of policy debate in India.

HarvestPlus leads and coordinates a global effort within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) network to improve nutrition by promoting biofortified, nutrient enriched staple crops.

This PAS will focus on crops enriched with zinc through biofortification (breeding or agronomic) technology. Billions of people around the world are at risk of zinc deficiency.

This evaluative review is one of a series of end-of-program studies being carried out by the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) to document lessons from its achievements to inform future research and develo

HarvestPlus demonstrates how it works to get biofortified food on everyone’s plate.

The global food system is under pressure and is in the early stages of a major transition towards more transparency, circularity, and personalisation.

The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, and white- or yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes, Ipomoea batatas, are widely grown in Uganda as both food and cash crops.

In its 5th year of Phase I, A4NH has validated its core areas of research, taking many to scale while also broadening its Phase II portfolio

In 2014, a utilization survey was conducted by HarvestPlus among Zambian households belonging to the Livelihood Enhancement Groups (LEGs) that participated in the cultivation of Vitamin A maize (VAM) in the Northern Province.

Focusing the 2015 ATOR on nutrition will contribute to a broader understanding of the critical role of nutrition in achieving international, continental, and national economic growth targets

2015 has been a momentous year for the global biofortification movement. We estimate that 15 million people in eight HarvestPlus target countries are now growing and eating nutrientrich staple foods.

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 its fourth year, the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) has many accomplishments to be proud of and much to look forward to.

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, 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.