More than 95% of the world’s sweet potato crop is grown in developing countries, where it is the fifth most important food crop. African farmers produce about 7 million tons of sweet potato annually, mostly for human consumption.

Children with vitamin A deficiency are at increased risk of severe morbidity from common childhood infections such as diarrheal diseases and measles, and in cases of extreme deficiency, can go blind.

Biofortified sweet potato is an extremely rich source of provitamin A that has been proven to improve vitamin A status of children.

• Provitamin A Sweet Potato for Uganda and Mozambique