| Reporting Organization: | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 6,000,000 |
| Timeframe: | March 29, 2011 - December 31, 2013 |
| Status: | Completion |
| Contact Information: | Unspecified |
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| Sub-Saharan Africa - $ 2,379,600.00 (39.66%) | |
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| Southeast Asia - $ 799,800.00 (13.33%) | |
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| South Asia - $ 654,600.00 (10.91%) | |
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| South America - $ 626,400.00 (10.44%) | |
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| East Asia - $ 582,000.00 (9.70%) | |
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| Central Asia - $ 363,600.00 (6.06%) | |
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| North Africa - $ 320,400.00 (5.34%) | |
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| Central America - $ 273,600.00 (4.56%) | |
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| Nutrition (20 %) | |
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| Food Security & Agriculture (80 %) | |
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The goal of this project is to boost the nutritional status of vulnerable populations through improvements to the quality of staple foods that are consumed on a daily basis. Fruits, vegetables, and animal products are rich in micronutrients, but these foods are often not available. Through extensive research and testing, staple crops such as sweet potatoes, pearl millet and beans are fortified with vitamins and nutrients such as iron, zinc, and provitamin A. The crops are then tested and distributed in developing countries. This contribution builds on CIDA’s previous support to HarvestPlus and aims to enable product development and delivery to households to maximize earlier investments in research.
| Gender and age: | Adult women Adult men Adolescent females Adolescent males Children, girls Children, boys Under-5 children Newborns Older adults, women Older adults, men |
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| Total Direct Population: | Unspecified |
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Results achieved as of 2012 include: the release of three cassava varieties enriched with vitamin A in cooperation with Nigerian authorities in 2011; the completion of studies on consumer acceptance of crops enriched with vitamin A (orange sweet potato, maize, and cassava) showing that consumers will pay more for these crops when they have information on their nutritional and health benefits; and the production of seeds and stalks of biofortified crops for delivery in India, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Zambia.
