The first biofortified crop variety was released to farmers in 2004: a vitamin A orange sweet potato variety in Uganda and Mozambique. Today, hundreds of biofortified varieties of 13 different staple crops have been released or are in testing in more than 63 countries.

Explore the map to see where CGIAR/HarvestPlus biofortified crops are available in countries around the world.

United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla Albania Armenia Angola Argentina American Samoa Austria Australia Aruba Aland Islands Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Barbados Bangladesh Belgium Burkina Faso Bulgaria Bahrain Burundi Benin Saint Barthelemy Brunei Bolivia Bermuda Bonaire, Saint Eustachius and Saba Brazil Bahamas Bhutan Bouvet Island Botswana Belarus Belize Canada Cocos (Keeling) Islands Democratic Republic of Congo Central African Republic Republic of Congo Switzerland Cote d’Ivorite Cook Islands Chile Cameroon China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cape Verde Curacao Christmas Island Cyprus Czech Republic Germany Djibouti Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Egypt Estonia Western Sahara Eritrea Spain Ethiopia Finland Fiji Falkland Islands Federated States of Micronesia Faroe Islands France Gabon United Kingdom Georgia Grenada French Guiana Guernsey Ghana Gibraltar Greenland Gambia Guinea Glorioso Islands Guadeloupe Equatorial Guinea Greece South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Guatemala Guam Guinea-Bissau Guyana Hong Kong Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Croatia Haiti Hungary Indonesia Ireland Israel Isle of Man India British Indian Ocean Territory Iraq Iran Iceland Italy Jersey Jamaica Jordan Japan Juan De Nova Island Kenya Kyrgyzstan Cambodia Kiribati Comoros Saint Kitts and Nevis North Korea South Korea Kosovo Kuwait Cayman Islands Kazakhstan Laos Lebanon Saint Lucia Liechtenstein Sri Lanka Liberia Lesotho Lithuania Luxenbourg Latvia Libya Morocco Monaco Moldova Madagascar Montenegro Saint Martin Marshall Islands Macedonia Mali Macau Myanmar Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands Martinique Mauritania Montserrat Malta Mauritius Maldives Malawi Mexico Malaysia Mozambique Namibia New Caledonia Niger Norfolk Island Nigeria Nicaragua Netherlands Norway Nepal Nauru Niue New Zealand Oman Panama Peru French Polynesia Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Poland Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pitcairn Islands Puerto Rico Palestinian Territories Portugal Palau Paraguay Qatar Reunion Romania Serbia Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Seychelles Sudan Sweden Singapore Saint Helena Slovenia Svalbard and Jan Mayen Slovakia Sierra Leone San Marino Senegal Somalia Suriname South Sudan Sao Tome and Principe El Salvador Saint Martin Syria Swaziland Turks and Caicos Islands Chad French Southern and Antarctic Lands Togo Thailand Tajikistan Tokelau Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Tunisia Tonga Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Taiwan Tanzania Ukraine Uganda Jarvis Island Baker Island Howland Island Johnston Atoll Midway Islands Wake Island United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vatican City Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Venezuela British Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Vietnam Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna Samoa Yemen Mayotte South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
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63

countries across the world

13

biofortified varieties available

Biofortified crops: HarvestPlus, International Potato Center; Micronutrient Deficiency Rates: Vitamin A: WHO 2009, 2017, Wirth 2017, Galicia 2016; Iron: WHO 2015; Zinc: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank 2020

People Benefiting from Biofortified Crops in Farm Households*

*Through HarvestPlus facilitated efforts. Does not include people who purchase biofortified foods from markets.


Biofortified crop varieties released by year and region 

 Varieties released to date by crop and region  

Want to find out more released biofortified crop varieties?

Explore the HarvestPlus Varieties Released database to access technical profiles on every biofortified crop variety that has been released.