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Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition. Dr. Howarth Bouis Director, HarvestPlus. 50 % Increase in All Food Prices. Share of Total Expenditures. Before . After. Staples. Staples. Animal. Non-Food. Non-Food. Copenhagen Consensus.
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Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition Dr. Howarth BouisDirector, HarvestPlus
50% Increase in All Food Prices Share of Total Expenditures Before After Staples Staples Animal Non-Food Non-Food
#1 Can breeding increase nutrient levels enough to improve human nutrition? Photo: Wolfgang Pfeiffer
#2 Will extra nutrients be bioavailableat sufficient levels to improve micronutrient status?
#3 Will farmers adopt crops and will consumers buy and eat enough? Photos: Neil Palmer (CIAT)
Biofortified Crops for Africa Cassava Provitamin A DR Congo, Nigeria 2011 Beans Iron (Zinc) DR Congo, Rwanda 2012 RELEASED! Maize Provitamin A Zambia Sweet Potato Provitamin A Mozambique, Uganda 2012
Biofortified Crops for Asia Pearl Millet Iron (Zinc) India 2012 Rice Zinc Bangladesh, India 2013 Wheat Zinc India, Pakistan 2013
Progress in Delivery/Impact Sergipe, Brazil Photo: Embrapa
Impact of Orange Sweetpotato Adoption on Intakes of Vitamin A in Mozambique and Uganda by Age Group