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STRATEGY—AT A GLANCE

• Children 6-36 months at risk of vitamin A deficiency: 61%
• Average consumption of cassava: average per capita consumption is 400 grams/capita/day
• Average baseline provitamin A content of cassava: 0.5 µg/g, preliminary target level: 15.5 µg/g provitamin A
• Estimated biofortification contribution: 50% of mean daily vitamin A requirement if eaten daily
• Release Year for HarvestPlus biofortified varieties: 2011-12
• Vision: 10 years after release, more than 20 million people are consuming biofortified cassava.
• Spillover Countries: Republic of Congo , Central Africa Republic, Gabon, Southern Cameroon, Southern Nigeria, parts of Benin and Togo, Southern Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Eastern and Southern Sierra Leone, and Northern Angola

CGIAR PARTNERS

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

OTHER PARTNERS

National
National Institute for the Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA)
PRONANUT (National Nutrition Program)
University of Kinshasa

Other Countries
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
Helen Keller International