gordon prain - agriculture - health linkages research at cip
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Biofortification and food systems research for improved nutrition. A roadmap towards investing in agriculture, food security and nutrition. Presented at the Agriculture Nutrition Linkages Seminar in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the 18th of April, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Agriculture – Health Linkages Research at CIP
Biofortification and food systems research for
improved nutrition
Gordon Prain and Sreekanth Attaluri for CIP colleagues
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Emergence of nutrition and food security at CIP
Rootcrop consumption, 1980s
Nutrition gardens research in Asia, UPWARD, from1990s
OFSP –based complementary babyfoods, Peru, 2000 – 2005
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Nutrition and food security in cities through UPA, 2000 - 2010
VITAA (Vitamin A for Africa partnership) from 2001
Root and Tuber Crops for food security in Asia, starting 2010
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SASHA: Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa
Improve nutrition, food security and livelihoods through untapped potential of sweetpotato, especially OFSP
Objective: Develop capacities, products
and methods to reposition sweetpotato in food economies to alleviate poverty and under-nutrition
Focus on: Varieties; seed; processing;
nutrition education; cross-sectoral partnerships and capacity building
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Biofortification for high iron and zinc concentration in potatoes
• Fe & Zn concentration relatively low
• Bioavailability of Fe can be higher because:
High concentration of vitamin C
Low concentration of phytatesPrimary target nutrients: Fe & ZnSecondary target nutrients: Promoters: vitamin C and carotenoidsInhibitors: Phenolic compounds
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Sweetpotato: an untapped food resource in Bangladesh
Production of 500,000 tons from 58,000 ha with declining trend
Grown on marginal lands with minimum inputs
Lower than average yield for Asia of 12 t/ha
Varietal testing, evaluation and release of nine improved varieties through BARI (TCRC) and CIP High beta-carotene levels Yield Salt tolerance
CHALLENGES: LOW STATUS, LOW PROFITS, REGULATORY ROAD BLOCKS
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Partners and Goals● Key partners BRAC and BARI, Worldfish, CRP4● In rapid first phase, establish quick gains in capacity building, PVS,
seed multiplication, IPM, baseline and piloting of new value chains and nutrition interventions
● Building on first phase over three years, generate greater income, food and nutrition security for 100,000 poor families
USAID Horticulture Project, CIP/AVRDC Bangladesh: improving incomes, nutrition and health through potatoes, sweetpotatoes and vegetables
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FtF target region of South-western and South Central Bangladesh (Barishal, Faridpur, Jessore)
Learning site: Chittagong Four objectives:
Varietal development Innovative seed systems Sustainable cropping systems and crop
management Nutrition improvement and value chain development
Cross-cutting: partnerships, communications, gender, M&E
Targeting and Objectives
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Poor families’ rich food
Cyclone relief crop
Multi-system crop For processing
Opportunities for sweetpotato
School feeding programs
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USAID Horticulture Project: CIP/AVRDC Bangladesh
COP: Dr. Shawkat Ara Begum . Email: [email protected]
Sector Leader Potato/Sweetpotato: Dr. Mohammad Hossain
Email: [email protected]
Regional sweetpotato specialist: Dr. Sreekanth Attaluri
Email: [email protected]
Regional potato specialist: Dr. Mohinder Kadian
Email: [email protected]