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Diffusion of biofortified food crops to ensure nutrition security

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Have a wonderful Eid-Al-Fitr and Eid Mubarak to HarvestPlus colleagues, partners, stakeholders, program participants who are contributing and sharing our mission to improve the livelihoods, health, and nutrition of disadvantaged rural and urban communities.

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Aarti Rani president of the Turamari Union Federation, Nilphamari, Bangladesh learnt about zinc rice through the HarvestPlus ENFS project's nutrition counseling. "I had no idea that youngsters who lack zinc grow shorter. I learned about it from this course" she told HarvestPlus.

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Pregnant women can benefit from zinc rice just as much as unborn children can. Since a baby's development usually takes place in the mother's womb, a healthy baby could be born if the mother consumes zinc rice, ‍said Dhaka Cantonment Medical Hospital Trainer Clinical Nutritionist

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Md. Motiar Rahman has been planting zinc rice (BRRI dhan74) in Thakurgaon in northern Bangladesh. He stated he takes zinc rice and tries to get others to do the same. He asserts that zinc rice is less prone to insect, pest, and disease infestation but with higher yield.

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As we celebrate International Women's Day, we recognize the critical role women play in shaping healthier, more resilient communities.

At HarvestPlus, we are committed to ensuring women have access to nutritious, biofortified foods that improve their health, productivity, and economic empowerment.

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#InternationalWomensDay #EmpoweringWomen #NutritionForAll #Biofortification #SustainableDevelopment

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Addressing Malnutrition in Bangladesh: Scaling Zinc Rice Production for a Healthier Future.
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Bangladesh Television (Btv) on aired IFPRI-HarvestPlus Biofortified Nutritious Food Cooking Competition “Nutri-Champ”. The competition was aimed at promoting zinc-rich rice, wheat and pulses through different innovative recipes. https://t.co/l4z6qpl0So

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Happy New Year 2025

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Following a training, the farmer received zinc rice seeds (BRRI dhan74, BRRI dhan100, and BRRI dhan102) from the IFPRI-HarvestPlus, REACTS-IN project. In the Thakurgaon district, RDRS and ESDO are carrying out the project. https://t.co/1L10DKsV4L

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HarvestPlus and CIRDAP Partner to Advance Rural Development and Nutrition Security in Asia and the Pacific.
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Early Generation Seed Distribution# IFPRI-HarvestPlus# Expanding Nutrient in Food System Project.

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It was a pleasure meeting AfDB's President Akin Adesina, along with HarvestPlus founder Howdy Bouis at the Borlaug Dialogue. He supports scalable solutions like #biofortification to help improve lives.
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