STRATEGY—AT A GLANCE
- 61% of children under 5 are estimated to be vitamin A deficient
- Average consumption of cassava: 600 grams/capita/day
- Average baseline provitamin A content of cassava: 0 parts per million, preliminary target level: 15 parts per million
- Agronomic trait: Virus resistant
- Estimated biofortification contribution: 50% of mean daily vitamin A requirement
- Release year for HarvestPlus biofortified varieties: 2011
- Spillover countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Liberia, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Togo
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
