Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.creatorLow, Jan W.
dc.creatorMwanga, Robert O.M.
dc.creatorAndrade, M.I.
dc.creatorCarey, E.E.
dc.creatorBall, Anna-Marie
dc.date2017-09
dc.date2017-05-18T18:57:01Z
dc.date2017-05-18T18:57:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:57:07Z
dc.descriptionOrange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is a rich plant-based source of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato is known as a food security crop but most varieties grown are high dry matter white-fleshed types, lacking beta-carotene. In 1995, researchers recognized the potential of OFSP varieties to address widespread vitamin A deficiency in SSA using an integrated agriculture-nutrition approach. With their partners, they confronted conventional wisdom concerning food-based approaches and institutional barriers, to build the evidence base and breed 42 OFSP varieties adapted to farmer needs and consumer preferences. Subsequently, a multi-partner, multi-donor initiative, launched in 2009, has already reached 2.8 million households. This review summarizes that effort describing how the changing policy environment influenced the process.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/81126
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/150395
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceLow, J.W.; Mwangab, R.O.M.; Andrade, M.; Carey, E.; Ball, A.-M. 2017. Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa. Global Food Security. (Amsterdam). ISSN 2211-9124. 14: 23-30.
dc.subjectsweet potatoes
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectvitamins
dc.subjectcarotenoids
dc.subjectretinol
dc.subjectecology
dc.subjectfood science
dc.subjectbiofortification
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectintegration
dc.titleTackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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