Biofortification to Feature at Global Nutrition Symposium
The global nutrition community converges on Rome, Italy, from December 1-2 to share solutions and successful country experiences in implementing sustainable food systems for healthy diets.
Biofortification is on the agenda; HarvestPlus Senior Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation Specialist Bho Mudyahoto will share our experience promoting biofortified vitamin A-rich orange sweet potato and iron beans in Uganda.
The session falls under the symposium’s sub-theme 1: Supply side policies and measures for diversifying food production and for increasing availability and affordability of nutrition foods for healthy diets.
The symposium is co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
EVENT: HarvestPlus presentation at International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Biofortification for nutritious crops production in Uganda
DATE: December 1, 2016
TIME: 11:00AM – 1:15PM
VENUE: Sheikh Zayed Centre, Ground Floor Atrium, FAO Headquarters
You can follow the biofortification and other presentations in the session via this live webcast.