HarvestPlus and its partners fight hidden hunger worldwide by scaling staple food crops that are bred to be rich in essential vitamins and minerals. As a result of these efforts, over 100 million people in farming households are eating biofortified crops.
These biofortified, climate-smart crops sustainably improve the health and livelihoods of smallholder farming households and low-income consumers. Working across CGIAR as part of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), we are helping to make food systems more nutritious and resilient to shocks.
Twenty Years of Enriching Diets with Biofortification
Over 100 million people in farming families are now eating biofortified foods. Biofortification is one of the many important solutions being implemented by global research partners working together across CGIAR to ensure a food-secure future for all.
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Food Processing and Market Access Transforming Mariet’s Life
April 15, 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo Advances Nutrition with National Standards for Biofortified Crops
April 15, 2025
Commercializing Iron Pearl Millet in One Year: A Success Story of HarvestPlus in Nigeria
April 8, 2025
Nutritious School Meals Transforming Uganda Learners’ Learning Experience
April 1, 2025
HarvestPlus Launches Minimum Standards for Vitamin A Maize and Iron Pearl Millet Seed to Tackle Hidden Hunger in Nigeria
March 28, 2025
Tackling Hidden Hunger: How HarvestPlus is Transforming Nutrition in Zimbabwe
March 24, 2025
Biofortified Crops Around the World
Explore the Global Reach map to see where hundreds of CGIAR/HarvestPlus biofortified varieties are released or in testing.
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The Biofortification Hub
A one-stop shop for tools, resources, and information to support action and innovation by implementers, policymakers, donors, and researchers.
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Expanding Nutrients in Food Systems
To improve nutrition security and increase women’s income, over 11 million vulnerable women, men, and children across Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe will access biofortified crops and be empowered with agronomic and entrepreneurial skills through this Government of Canada funded project.
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