Panel baker wednesday
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In a complicated landscape:
Where does biofortification fit?
Intervention Grade
Vitamin A supplementation 12-59 months A
Vitamin A supplementation 6-11 months B
Vitamin A supplementation of women F
Iron/folic acid supplementation of women D-
Iron supplementation of pre-school F
Iron supplementation of school-age C
Zinc supplementation (therapeutic) C-
Zinc supplementation (preventative) F
Intervention Grade
Iodine fortification of salt B+
Iron, folic acid, zinc fortification of staples B-
Vitamin A fortification of staples C+
Timely initiation and exclusive breastfeeding D
Complementary feeding D-
Dietary diversification D-
Emerging technologies ?
Complicated landscape …. but:
•There remain huge gaps
•Very little improvement in diets:
•Of general population
•Of most vulnerable
•Failure to deliver to women (and therefore to -9 – 0 months)
•Failure to deliver at scale (with some notable exceptions)
Putting biofortified crops on the landscape:
•Deliver impact at scale (Howdy’s #1 and #2)
•Financial and human resources
•“Know your epidemic, know your response”
•Who needs what interventions where
•Who is being reached with what where
•Agriculture-based interventions have the potential to be transformational far beyond nutrition