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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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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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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