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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News & Insights
Barobari Seed Bazar, the Famous Zinc Rice Market Hub in Bangladesh

January 22, 2024

Suman Devi Fulfilling Her Family’s Nutritional Needs with High Zinc Wheat

January 11, 2024

13 Million People in Farming Families Consuming Zinc-Enriched Wheat in Pakistan

December 15, 2023

A New Bean Product Development and Scaling in East Africa

December 13, 2023

HarvestPlus Transforming Lives by Addressing Climate Change, Gender Inequality and Nutrition in Bihar

December 5, 2023

Digital Transformation – Catalyzing a More Nutritious Food System – ICT For Ag 2023

November 20, 2023

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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Featured Project

Advancing Availability of Biofortified Foods for Institutional Markets

To increase access to nutritious food for 1.2 million children in Kenya, Tanzania, and Malawi, HarvestPlus has partnered with AGRA, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation to integrate biofortified vitamin A maize and iron beans into school feeding programs produced by local smallholders.

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