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STRATEGY—AT A GLANCE

• An estimate of 56% of preschool children and 33% women of reproductive age have anemia
• Average consumption of beans is 200 grams/capita/day
• Average baseline nutrient content of bean: 50 µg/g; Preliminary Target level: 94 µg/g iron
• Release year for HarvestPlus biofortified varieties: 2010
• Vision: 10 years after release, more than 3.1 million people are consuming biofortified beans.
• Spillover Countries: Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia

CGIAR PARTNER

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

OTHER PARTNERS

National
Ministry of Health
Rwanda Agricultural Research Institute (ISAR)
National University of Rwanda- Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health
National Laboratory

Other Countries
Flinders University
Waite Analytical Laboratory
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ)
East and Central African Bean Research Network
Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance
Helen Keller International
Project Healthy Children