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Report of the First External Review of the HarvestPlusChallenge Program - CGIAR

Year of publication 2008

Pages 146

Author Office of Assistant Director-General (Natural Resources Management and Environment Department)

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The goal of HarvestPlus CP is to reduce micronutrient malnutrition among poor populations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, by breeding and disseminating nutrient‐dense staple food crops thereby improving food and nutrition security in vulnerable populations. HarvestPlus focuses on iron, zinc, and vitamin A; these nutrients are widely recognized by the UN system, multi‐ and bilateral development agencies as the key micronutrients given the high prevalence of deficiency and their impa ct on population health and well being. The causal web for this form of malnutrition includes inadequate access to food of sufficient quality or quantity, limited access to health and inappropriate caring practices; affecting close to 2 billion people, especially women of reproductive age and preschool children. The impact of these deficiencies in terms of the burden of death and disability is staggering; with direct impact on human capital formation, restricting economic growth, human and social development.

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