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We work across @CGIAR as part of @IFPRI , improving nutrition and public health by developing and disseminating nutrient-rich staple food crops.

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HarvestPlus
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🚨NEW🚨We are delighted to share our 2023 Annual Report! #HPAR2023 The report summarizes the various ways #biofortification is being embedded into food systems through collaborations with public, private, and civil society partners. Download today @HarvestPlus . 📗👇
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Arun Baral
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In a world where three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, our work is making a meaningful contribution in providing healthy and affordable nutritious foods made from biofortified crops to over 330 million people. Please download our 2023 Annual Report to learn the
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@HarvestPlus
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🌾🏆🍽️ Ahead of #India 's #NationaNutritionWeek , Dr. Howarth Bouis, World Food Prize laureate and Founding Director of @HarvestPlus , recently praised Prime Minister @narendramodi 's commitment to advancing nutritional security. Read on. 👉 #PublicHealth
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@HarvestPlusZim
HarvestPlus Zimbabwe
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🍠🌽 Follow our HarvestPlus Zimbabwe WhatsApp channel for the latest updates on #biofortificationn , Biofortified crops, and more! 📲Stay informed and inspired. Click the link:
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🏫🍛🌱 Last month at the National School Feeding Conference held in Dodoma, Tanzania, @HarvestPlusTZ Program Manager, Penina Muoki, PhD, recommended integrating iron and zinc-enriched beans and vitamin A maize into #SchoolMeals . More. 👉 #Biofortification
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👏 Exciting update! @CGIAR Breeding Resources Initiative has established a partnership with @HarvestPlus and @ICRISAT to support their #biofortification strategy through analytical services. Learn more. 👉 #HiddenHunger #AgriculturalScience
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#PMNS : Visite du dépôt et champ de multiplication des semences bio-fortifiées du PMNS. HarvestPlus optimise les cultures locales avec des variétés bio-fortifiées pour augmenter les revenus des ménages et améliorer la qualité nutritionnelle.
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@HarvestPlus
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🇧🇷 #Brazil biofortified released crops include Iron Bean, Iron-Zinc Cowpea, Vitamin A Cassava. Vitamin A Maize, Vitamin A Orange Sweet Potato, and Zinc Wheat, with Zinc Rice in testing phase. Explore more using @HarvestPlus @CGIAR global map. 👉
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🍽️ 🧒🏽 🌱 Another win for #India ! Recently, Prime Minister @narendramodi highlighted the crucial role of child nutrition on an episode of Mann Ki Baat. The message aligns with our work at @HarvestPlus , where we are committed to increasing school children’s access to
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@HarvestPlus
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#Rice is a staple food for over half of the world’s population, with 90 percent grown and consumed in Asia. Due to its high daily consumption, rice is an ideal crop for @HarvestPlus to biofortify with zinc to reach a large population. Learn more. 👉
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🌾🔬 @HarvestPlus and the @CGIAR Breeding and Research Service (BRS) recently hosted an insightful three-day workshop on Elemental Analysis Services at the @ICRISAT station in Patancheru, India. The focus of the workshop was enhancing the science of elemental analysis in
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HarvestPlus Zimbabwe
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Banners rolled up, flags flying, & colors ablaze – Team @HarvestPlusZim is all geared up & ready to roll! Tomorrow marks the opening of the #Zim Agricultural Show.📍 Find us at the vibrant intersection of 2nd Street & 1st Avenue. Let's talk about biofortification together! 🌽👨‍🌾
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🌾🌽🧑🏽‍🌾Two weeks ago, PM @narendramodi unveiled 109 new crop varieties at the India Agricultural Research Institute. These high-yielding, climate-resilient varieties, including barley, maize, and pearl millet, will boost food security and nutrition across #India . This is a win
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🇲🇽 🍽️ 🌎 Event alert! The 10th Regional School Meals Forum for Latin America & the Caribbean kicks off in Mexico City from Aug 27-29. Organized by the Government of Mexico and @WFP , this event will spotlight the vital role of sustainable school meal programs in boosting
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🌍🌱 From the first vitamin A orange sweet potato in 2004 to 443 biofortified varieties across 41 countries by 2023, the impact has been immense! Over 330M people benefit from these crops, with 227M nourished through market availability and 103M in farm households. Explore the
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🇧🇹 #Bhutan ’s biofortified released crops include Iron-Zinc Irish Potato and Zinc Wheat. Explore more using @HarvestPlus @CGIAR global map.👉 #HiddenHunger
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🌟 🇵🇰 Exciting update! We have teamed up with Nutritious Agri Future, the @UniversityofAg2 , and @UVAS_Official . 🤝Two separate tripartite agreements were signed with each university to boost #biofortification research, product development, and tech transfer in #Pakistan . Our goal
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