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The HarvestPlus mission is to improve nutrition and public health by developing and promoting biofortified food crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals, and providing global leadership on biofortification evidence and technology.
HarvestPlus and its partners develop new, more nutritious varieties of staple food crops that provide higher amounts of vitamin A, iron, or zinc, the three micronutrients identified by the World Health Organization as most lacking in diets globally. This process is known as biofortification.
Our goal is that 15 million farming households will be growing and consuming biofortified nutritious foods by 2020, and that in total, 100 million people will have access to these foods. By 2030, we anticipate that 1 billion people will be benefiting from biofortified nutritious foods.
HarvestPlus and its partners develop new, more nutritious varieties of staple food crops that provide higher amounts of vitamin A, iron, or zinc, the three micronutrients identified by the World Health Organization as most lacking in diets globally. This process is known as biofortification.
Our goal is that 15 million farming households will be growing and consuming biofortified nutritious foods by 2020, and that in total, 100 million people will have access to these foods. By 2030, we anticipate that 1 billion people will be benefiting from biofortified nutritious foods.
Overview
Location
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees
51-200
Founded date
2004
Mentions in press and media 5
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| Feb 17, 2022 | HarvestPlus Partners with Grameen Foundation India to Empower Women through Inclusive Agriculture Approach | New Delhi, Delhi, India HarvestPlus and Grameen Foundation India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase food, nutrition, and livelihoods security through the production, consumption, and marketing of conventionally bred... |
| Aug 18, 2021 | The 30-year wait for golden rice shows why ag research needs ongoing funding | Barbara Wells is global director of genetic innovation at CGIAR, a global partnership of national and regional-level organizations focused on food, land, and water security. The views expressed in this guest article are the author’s own and... |
| Apr 7, 2017 | HarvestPlus is Using ‘Good Old Fashioned Plant Breeding’ to Reduce Hidden Hunger | Most people know that the world is still facing a global hunger problem, with 20 million people on the brink of famine today. But perhaps they aren’t as aware of another global epidemic: hidden hunger. Hidden hunger affects roughly 2 billio... |
| Nov 11, 2014 | How Beans Became Rwanda’s Battle Axe Against Malnutrition | Three years ago, Rwandan Farmers began to plant iron bio-fortified bean crops, known as Iron Beans to increase the intake of iron among its populace; today iron beans has become a significant tool of the war against malnutrition in the East... |
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FAQ about HarvestPlus
When was HarvestPlus founded?
HarvestPlus was founded in 2004.
What has the press written about HarvestPlus?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning HarvestPlus, among them “HarvestPlus Partners with Grameen Foundation India to Empower Women through Inclusive Agriculture Approach” (Feb 17, 2022) and “The 30-year wait for golden rice shows why ag research needs ongoing funding” (Aug 18, 2021).
Is HarvestPlus still active?
Yes, HarvestPlus is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 7, 2026.