“Food Systems” is a paralyzing construct for actionable investments and interventions. Understanding complexities of food systems leads to inaction. Let the focus be on individual key foods. See “The Carrot Strategy: A Time to Choose” here. nutri-agri-perspectives.com/…

A tribute to the man who helped move biofortification forward. nutri-agri-perspectives.com/…

"Biofortification should be a given rather than an option in improving crop varieties" - Govart @CIMMYT @HarvestPlus @CGIARclimate @WorldFoodPrize

With less land for wheat production, Pakistan recognizes the need for more research and improved wheat varieties (e.g. Zinc with high zinc) @CGIARclimate @HarvestPlus @WorldFoodPrize

Biofortification is top 20 transformative technologies under changing climate, in terms of readiness and adoption @CGIARclimate @HarvestPlus @WorldFoodPrize

Delighted to see #biofortification recognized throughout #TICAD7 by government officials @jica_direct_en. Thank you @GerdaVerburg @SUN_Movement #YLFN for moderating a phenomenal panel. It takes many diverse interventions to end malnutrition.

Honored to share the stage at #TICAD7 with #JICA Vice President Hideya Yamada and to learn more about Japan’s leadership in promoting #nutrition and improving agricultural development in Africa through its #IFNA partnership. @jica_direct_en @harvestplus #endhiddenhunger

Cristina and recently hosted for merienda two summer interns at the International Rice Research Institute, to discuss their research on nutrition security. From left to right are Cecilia Acuin of IRRI (mentor), myself, Le Ngoc Thao and Priscilla Trinh, a Borlaug-Ruan intern.

Bravo Heady-Alderman for highlighting high non-staple prices as barrier to dietary quality. See India price trends for non-staples; cereal prices have declined. Biofortification adds micronutrients to diets at no extra cost to consumers

In view of rising CO2 levels, consider in the attached table how important milled rice is in total zinc intakes in Bangladesh. Biofortification (conventional breeding) could double zinc intakes (density from 15 mg/kg to 30 mg/kg), countering effect of rising CO2 levels

Bravo Crop Trust. Diversity in bean germplasm banks made it possible for RAB and CIAT plant breeders to develop high iron beans (ten varieties released so far) which now account for 20% of bean production in Rwanda

Residing as of July 1 in the Philippines. On July 11, I gave a seminar at the Asian Development Bank, ADB is planning a conference Transformative Change for Nutritious Food and Rural Prosperity to be held later this year

After distributing 10 Billion vitamin A capsules over the last 20 years - and saving millions of lives! - we should ALSO at the same time undertake activities to treat the underlying causes of vitamin A deficiencies

See recently released CIMMYT annual report section on biofortified crops (provitamin maize, zinc maize, zinc wheat): spark.adobe.com/page/8ydv2zg… @HarvestPlus @CIMMYT Much progress in mainstreaming mineral and vitamin traits!

I was honored to be a panelist last week to mark the release of "The Nutrition of History at USAID." usaid.gov/documents/1864/nou…. In the Executive Summary on page 11, biofortification is named as one of the "improvements in nutrition globally" @USAID @HarvestPlus @IFPRI @CGIAR

A heartfelt thank you to all the @HarvestPlus staff in DC and around the world, friends and colleagues from @IFPRI for a wonderful send off! @HarvestPlus_Ng @LACHarvest @HarvestPlusZim @HarvestPlusRw @HarvestplusI @harvestpluspak @HarvestplusRdc HarvestPlus in Bangladesh