Building the case for biofortification: Measuring and maximizing impact in the HarvestPlus program

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dc.creatorJohnson, Nancy L.
dc.creatorAsare-Marfo, Dorene
dc.creatorZeller, Manfred
dc.creatorBirol, Ekin
dc.date2017
dc.date2024-06-21T09:06:57Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:06:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:55:14Z
dc.descriptionThis paper describes the research and related activities that HarvestPlus undertook at each stage of the research process—discovery, proof of concept, delivery at scale—to establish and continuously strengthen the evidence base for program impact. Structured around the program’s theory of change, the evidence base includes estimates of the magnitude of potential impacts on key development outcomes as well as support for key assumptions that underlie outcomes along the impact pathway from release of biofortified varieties through adoption by farmers, consumption by consumers, and ultimately, to improved nutritional status. The HarvestPlus experience has important lessons for research for development (R4D) programs, many of which struggle to demonstrate progress towards outcomes and impacts throughout the research process.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146407
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/89406
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceJohnson, Nancy; Asare- Marfo, Dorene; Zeller, Manfred; Birol, Ekin. 2017. Building the case for biofortification: Measuring and maximizing impact in the HarvestPlus program. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development 15(4): 12078-12091. https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus13
dc.subjectcrop improvement
dc.subjectresearch
dc.subjecttheory of change
dc.subjectmicronutrient deficiencies
dc.subjectresearch for development
dc.subjectimpact assessment
dc.titleBuilding the case for biofortification: Measuring and maximizing impact in the HarvestPlus program
dc.typeJournal Article

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