STRATEGY—AT A GLANCE
- 30% 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
Government Ministries: Agriculture, Education, Health
Nigerian National Root Crops Research Institute
Other Countries
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
Helen Keller International
