Updated Map Shows Biofortification’s Growing Global Reach | IFPRI

September 21, 2015

21 September 2015, IFPRI —

Nearly 50 countries are now growing or testing biofortified crops, demonstrating the global momentum to promote these nutritious staple crops to more farmers and consumers. At the Second Global Conference on Biofortification (GCOBII) last year, participants committed to scaling up biofortified crops. Since then, five more countries have released nutritious crops, and an additional eight countries are evaluating them prior to release to farmers.
HarvestPlus has published an updated map showing the countries that are now growing or testing biofortified crops. The crops range from vitamin A plantain to zinc wheat.