Policy Briefs
These briefs were written consultatively with key policy and program stakeholders at the country level. Biofortification policy is still at a nascent stage in many countries although inclusion of biofortification as a broad area of focus is in place across nearly twenty National Agriculture and Nutrition Policies. In four countries country consultants with domain expertise reviewed relevant policies and regulations and met with over 35-40 government and private sector stakeholders, obtaining perceptions on biofortification and its opportunities and constraints as also priority recommendations for scaling biofortification. These were then collated in the following briefs. Engagement with country governments on the basis of these briefs have continued with strong shifts in addressing recommendations already noted in India, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Countries which have adopted policies and/or regulations related to biofortification.
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Bangladesh
National Strategy on Prevention and Control of Micronutrient Strategies (2015-2024)
Second Country Investment Plan: Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems (2016-2020)
Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo
National Agricultural Investment Plan (2014-2020)
Ethopia
National Nutrition Program Strategy II (2016-2020)
Natural Resource Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Strategic Plan (2016)
Ghana
National Agricultural Investment Plan (2018-2021)
India
Addressing Hidden Hunger in India: Enabling Biofortification to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies
Briefing Note for the Promotion of Biofortified Crops in India
ICAR Biofortified Varieties: Sustainable Way to Alleviate Malnutrition (2017)
Kenya
National Food & Nutrition Security Policy (2017-2022)
Malawi
Addressing Hidden Hunger in Malawi: Enabling Biofortification to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies
Agriculture Sector Food And Nutrition Strategy (2020–2024)
National Five-Year Development Plan (Malawi Growth & Development Strategy) – 2018-2022
National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) – 2018-2023
National Multi-Sector Nutrition Strategic Plan ‒ National Integrated School Health and Nutrition Policy (2018-2022)
Multisectoral Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Strategy (2019-2023)
Multisectoral Nutrition Education and Communication Strategy (2019-2023)
Multisectoral Adolescent Nutrition Strategy (2019-2023)
Nicaragua
National Food and Nutrition Security Policy
Nigeria
Addressing Hidden Hunger in Nigeria: Enabling Biofortification to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies
National Policy on Food and Nutrition in Nigeria (2016-2025)
The National Agricultural Technology and Investment Plan (2021-2027)
Agricultural Sector – Food Security and Nutrition Strategy (2016-2025)
Pakistan
Pakistan National Vision 2025
National Food Security Policy (2014)
Panama
National Food and Nutrition Security Policy (2017-2021)
Rwanda
National Food and Nutrition Policy (2013-2018)
Official Standards for Biofortified Iron Beans
Senegal
Multisectoral Nutrition Strategic Plan (2017-2021)
Tanzania
National Biofortification Guidelines (2020)
National Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan (2016-2021)
National Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan (2021-2026)
Uganda
Addressing Hidden Hunger in Uganda: Harnessing Biofortification to Combat Micronutrient Deficiencies
Maternal Infant and Young Child Adolescent and Nutrition (2020-2025)
National Development Plan (2020- 2025)
The Uganda Nutrition Action Plan UNAP II (2021-2026)
United States
U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy: Fiscal Year 2022-2026
Zambia
The First 1000 Most Critical Days Programme (MCDP) II “Zambia’s Five Year Flagship Stunting Reduction Programme” 2018-2022
Zimbabwe
National Agricultural Policy Framework (NAPF), 2019-2030
National Nutrition Strategy (2014-2018)
