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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
Rural Outreach Program
ISSN: 1684-5358 EISSN: 1684-5358
Vol. 17, No. 2, 2017, pp. 12000-12025
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Bioline Code: nd17037
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2017, pp. 12000-12025
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CHAPTER 9 VITAMIN A CASSAVA IN NIGERIA: CROP DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY
Ilona, P.; Bouis, H.E.; Palenberg, M.; Moursi, M. & Oparinde, A.
Abstract
Biofortified vitamin A “yellow” cassava can help address the adverse health effects of
vitamin A deficiency. By 2016, HarvestPlus and its partners had successfully developed
and delivered vitamin A cassava varieties to more than one million farming households
in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). HarvestPlus has established
the proof of concept that vitamin A cassava varieties can be developed without
compromising yield levels and that these varieties are widely accepted. The delivery
program has shown that farmers are willing to grow vitamin A cassava varieties and
consumers are willing to buy and eat vitamin A cassava products. This paper summarizes
the country, nutritional and consumer background, the crop development and release of
biofortified vitamin A cassava varieties in Nigeria, progress in monitoring and evaluation
of results, and synthesizes lessons learned and future challenges.
Keywords
Biofortification; Vitamin A Deficiency; Cassava; Vitamin A Cassava; Yellow Cassava
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