HarvestPlus and its partners fight hidden hunger worldwide by scaling staple food crops that are bred to be rich in essential vitamins and minerals. As a result of these efforts, over 100 million people in farming households are eating biofortified crops.
These biofortified, climate-smart crops sustainably improve the health and livelihoods of smallholder farming households and low-income consumers. Working across CGIAR as part of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), we are helping to make food systems more nutritious and resilient to shocks.
Twenty Years of Enriching Diets with Biofortification
Over 100 million people in farming families are now eating biofortified foods. Biofortification is one of the many important solutions being implemented by global research partners working together across CGIAR to ensure a food-secure future for all.
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Empowering Farmers to Grow and Market Iron-Enriched Nyota Beans
September 11, 2024
National School Feeding Conference Sparks New Initiatives in Dodoma
August 28, 2024
Advancing Nutritional Trait Screening: HarvestPlus and BRS Lead Elemental Analyses Workshop in South Asia
August 26, 2024
Advancing Partnerships with Academia to Increase Production of Nutritious Foods
August 22, 2024
Harvesting Hope: The Inspiring Journey of the Plymouth Youth Group
August 19, 2024
Advancements in Millet Biofortification Enable Mainstreaming
August 8, 2024
Biofortified Crops Around the World
Explore the Global Reach map to see where hundreds of CGIAR/HarvestPlus biofortified varieties are released or in testing.
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The Biofortification Hub
A one-stop shop for tools, resources, and information to support action and innovation by implementers, policymakers, donors, and researchers.
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Expanding Nutrients in Food Systems
To improve nutrition security and increase women’s income, over 11 million vulnerable women, men, and children across Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe will access biofortified crops and be empowered with agronomic and entrepreneurial skills through this Government of Canada funded project.
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