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Biofortification: Delivering Naturally Enriched Food Crops
Going the Last Mile: Accelerating Progress in Food Security and Nutrition
Brussels, 14 June 2016Howarth E. Bouis, PhDDirector, HarvestPlus
Copyright: Micronutrient InitiativeWhy are Mineral and Vitamin Deficiencies Such A Significant Public Health Problem?
Dietary Diversity
How Biofortification Works
• Using conventional breeding, researchers develop new varieties with high yields and greater nutrient density, then transfer them to countries’agricultural research services.
• Testing in different terrain, soils, climates; release of best varieties by varietal release committees.
• Deliver to farmers.• Value proposition to mothers – same price but protect family from nutrient deficiencies.
Biofortification: the Evidence
• Conventional crop breeding increases nutrient levels without reducing yields.
• Extra nutrients in crops, even after processing and cooking, improve micronutrient status.
• Farmers are growing and eating biofortified crops, and consumers are buying them.
• Biofortification is cost-effective: centralized investment; niche is reaching rural poor
CassavaVitamin ANigeriaDR Congo
BeansIron (Zinc)RwandaDR Congo
MaizeVitamin ANigeriaZambia
Crops Released: Africa
Crops are high-yielding & resistant to pests, disease, climate
Sweet PotatoVitamin AUganda
2007
2011
2012
2012
Pearl MilletIron (Zinc)India
RiceZincBangladeshIndia
WheatZincIndiaPakistan(2016)
2012
2013
2013
Crops Released: Asia
Crops are high-yielding & resistant to pests, disease, climate
Biofortification: Global Momentum
Biofortified crops released in 30 countries; in testing in 54 countries
Vitamin A OSP Reduces Diarrhea
• Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death in children < 5 in developing countries.
• Eating orange sweet potato (OSP) reduces the incidence and duration of diarrhea in children. – For children < 3 likelihood of developing
diarrhea was reduced by more than 50% and duration of diarrhea reduced by more than 25%.
– For children < 5 likelihood of developing diarrhea was reduced by more than 40% and duration of diarrhea reduced by more than 10%.
• Lack of iron impairs mental development and learning capacity, and increases weakness and fatigue.
• A new study found that iron pearl millet was able to reverse iron deficiency in children aged 12-16 years in India within six months.
Iron Pearl Millet Reverses Iron Deficiency
Partners Throughout the Value Chain
• Seed companies (Nirmal in India) • International NGOs (World Vision) • Regional frameworks (African Union) • National governments (Brazil, China, India)• International financial institutions (World Bank, IFAD)• Multi-lateral agencies (World Food Program, Codex)
Mainstreaming Through Key Stakeholders
Two Ways of WorkingNine Target CountriesPartnership Countries
Generating Demand
The 3rd Global Conference on Biofortification
• New Delhi, India: 10-12 April 2017• 400+ leaders from many countries and sectors• Purpose:
Reaching One Billion: Galvanize collective responsibility by the global community to scale up biofortification by 2030 to help reach SDG 2
Identify key challenges to mainstreaming biofortified foods and opportunities to address them; develop action plan
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