HarvestPlus

HarvestPlus aims to reduce hidden hunger and provide micronutrients to billions of people directly through the staple foods that they eat. We use a novel process called biofortification to breed higher levels of micronutrients directly into key staple foods. For more information, visit http://www.harvestplus.org/.

Features 28 Sep 2020

Partners in nutrition

Strong partnerships key to making healthy diets affordable and meeting global nutrition challenges, says CIMMYT researcher Natalia Palacios at 2020 African Green Revolution Forum.

Features 18 Aug 2020

The missing link between maize seeds and trust

Scientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.

Features 29 Jul 2020

Breaking Ground: Sudha Nair helps bridge gap between maize breeding and genetics

CIMMYT scientist applies genomics in maize breeding to achieve higher genetic gains.

Features 18 May 2020

This little seed went to market

Seed companies in Malawi share how they chose their flagship varieties and got them onto the commercial market.

In the media 4 May 2020

Opinion: COVID-19 highlights need to boost resilience of Africa’s rural poor

Source: Devex (4 May 2020)

Leaders from CIMMYT, Harvest Plus and Clinton Development Initiative discuss need for smallholder farmers to be resilient against shocks — pandemics, droughts or crop infestations.

Projects

Biofortified Maize for Improved Human Nutrition

In the media 27 Apr 2020

New crop varieties set to address drought, malnutrition

Source: The Nation (27 Apr 2020)

CIMMYT, Clinton Development Initiative and Harvest Plus work together to make drought-tolerant and vitamin A biofortified maize available to farmers in Malawi.