CGIAR scientists awarded the prestigious World Food Prize

(HarvestPlus) On Oct. 13, HarvestPlus founding director and ambassador-at-large Howarth Bouis will join three other scientists in receiving the World Food Prize for their work in biofortification. All four laureates have made key contributions to this novel approach to combating vitamin and mineral deficiencies through more nutritious staple crops.These crops include vitamin A-rich varieties of sweet potato, cassava, and maize (corn), high-iron varieties of beans and pearl millet, and zinc-rich rice.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 13, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news