STRATEGY—AT A GLANCE

• An estimated 44% of children under 5 are at risk of zinc deficiency
• Average consumption of rice: 400 grams/capita/day
• Average baseline zinc content of rice: 16 parts per million; preliminary target level: 24 parts per million
• Agronomic traits: Disease and pest resistant
• Estimated biofortification contribution: 40% of daily zinc requirement
• Release year for HarvestPlus biofortified varieties: 2013
• Spillover Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam

CGIAR PARTNERS

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Other Partners

National
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Council
Bangladesh Agricultural University
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
BRAC
ICDDR, B
Mymensingh University
University of Dhaka

Other Countries
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Flinders University
University of Adelaide
Waite Analytical Services
Harvard School of Public Health
University of California-Davis
Western Human Nutrition Research Center