Around 53 million people suffer from malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean. The consequences include low birth weight and anemia. Biofortification increases the nutrient content in crops, through conventional breeding practices, addressing iron, zinc and vitamin A deficiencies in the human body. Biofortified crops have improved agronomic characteristics and offer higher micronutrient content compared to conventional crops. Biofortified beans provide more than 50% of the estimated average requirement for children aged 4 to 6 and non-pregnant women of childbearing age.
A regional platform that enables strengthening of the biofortified bean value chain in indigenous peoples and farmers of Latin America and the Caribbean. The platform will allow the exchange of knowledge and successful experiences between research institutions and national and international public-private alliances to promote the production and consumption of biofortified beans.
A regional platform that allows strengthening the value chain of biofortified beans in indigenous peoples and peasants of Latin America and the Caribbean. The platform will allow the exchange of knowledge and successful experiences between research institutions and national and international public-private alliances to promote the production and consumption of biofortified beans.
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