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We work across @CGIAR as part of @IFPRI, improving nutrition and public health by developing and disseminating nutrient-rich staple food crops.

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#Pakistan's zinc-biofortified wheat story shows why nutrition innovation needs more than research.

It needs seed systems, farmers, markets, investment and partnerships.

Science creates possibilities. Markets can help sustain them. @HarvestPlusSoln

#HarvestPlus #ZincWheat

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🌱 A pioneering vision. A lasting legacy.
HarvestPlus founder @HowdyBouis speaks at #BorlaugDialogue on turning agricultural innovation into farmer impact.
📅 Oct 21 | 7:15–8:15 p.m.
📍 Join the session and be part of the conversation!
#Biofortification #BeforeHungerWins

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🌱 #WorldFoodDay: Innovate today, nourish tomorrow!

HarvestPlus works with partners to scale #biofortified crops, making essential vitamins and minerals more accessible through everyday foods. An estimated #651M people now consume biofortified foods.

#FoodSecurity #Nutrition

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🌱 Better food. Stronger livelihoods. More resilient food systems. This #WorldFoodDay, we celebrate innovation that delivers impact beyond the harvest such as Zimbabwe’s Matsaru family producing 5 tons of vitamin A maize seed.
🔗 https://t.co/3WZN3kFYMA

#HarvestPlus

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School meals can do more than feed children.
They can create demand for nutritious foods, support farmers and strengthen local food value chains. Learn more about nutritious homegrown school meals: https://t.co/mHi7OdSm2C
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#SchoolMeals #HarvestPlus #Nutrition

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What does it take to nourish tomorrow?

🌱 Seed
🔬 Science
👩🏾‍🌾 Farmers
🏪 Markets
🏭 Businesses
🏫 Institutions
🤝 Partnerships
🍲 Food
This #WorldFoodDay, we're following the journey from seed to scale.
#HarvestPlus

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🌽 Orange maize
🍠 Orange-fleshed sweet potato
🫘 Iron beans
🌾 Zinc rice
Which would you choose?
Different foods. Different #nutrients.
One bigger idea: #healthy diets need #diversity.
#HarvestPlus #Nutrition

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Women are farmers, entrepreneurs, traders and decision-makers.

They are also helping move nutritious foods through food systems.

Building better food systems means ensuring women have the resources and opportunities to shape them.

#HarvestPlus #WomenFarmers #FoodSystems

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A new crop variety is only useful when farmers can access it, grow it, see its value and find a market.

Innovation doesn't stop in the laboratory.

It has to work in the field. 🌱

#HarvestPlus #Farmers #FromSeedToScale

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What started as new knowledge became food on the table, income in the household & a healthier choice for the family. After training in agronomy, nutrition and market linkages, the Matsaru family adopted vitamin A orange maize, planted 1 hectare and harvested 5 tonnes. 👩🏽‍🌾🌽

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A better crop is only the beginning. 🌱
Research → Seed → Farmer → Business → Market → Consumer → Nutrition
Biofortification is ultimately about building food systems that make nutritious foods more accessible. Learn more from our Annual Report: https://t.co/Dvh0CQkG62

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The joint 🇺🇳 agency report @FAO @IFAD @UNICEF
@WFP @WHO 2026 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report is now online

Download YOUR #SOFI2026 📙 today👇

📙https://t.co/d22w29ySVL

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❤️ This #WorldHeartDay, let’s put healthy diets at the heart of healthier lives.

HarvestPlus works with partners to make nutritious foods more accessible.

Healthier food systems help make healthier choices possible.

#WorldHeartDay #Nutrition #Biofortification #HarvestPlus

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Can #nutrition and #climate #resilience be part of the same conversation?
Yes.
Farmers need crops that are nutritious and perform under challenging conditions.
#Nutrition + #agriculture + #climateresilience must be considered together. @CGIAR
#HarvestPlus #Biofortification

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🌱 Faces of #Biofortification
Meet Ivy Nyirongo, Farmer, Zimbabwe.
Her work is helping move biofortification from research → field → food → impact.
Tag someone who is helping build a more nutritious food system.
#HarvestPlus #Biofortification #Nutrition @HarvestPlusSoln

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Global agricultural productivity growth is at its lowest. Can regenerative agric. restart it?

The 2026 #GAPReport examines the evidence. Join the conversation.
📅 Oct. 2 | 8:30 a.m. ET
🔗Register: https://t.co/q2w7Ly7Bot
#RestartingGrowth #AgProductivityGrowth
@Ag_Productivity

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Why would farmers grow a #biofortified crop?
Because nutrition isn't the only consideration.
🌾 #Yield
☀️#Climate adaptation
🦠#Disease resistance
💰#Markets
🌱Quality planting material
A nutritious crop also needs to be a good crop. @HarvestPlusSoln @IITA_CGIAR
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A biofortified crop doesn't reach farmers overnight.
🔬 Research
🌱Breeding
🧪Testing
📋Release
🌾Seed systems
👩🏾‍🌾Farmers
🛒Markets
🍽️Consumers
Scaling requires the whole system.
#HarvestPlus #Biofortification @IFPRI @HarvestPlusSoln

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Gumisai Chinyanga showcased biofortified crops at the 2026 Good Food & Seed Festival in Harare, earning enough from her sales to invest in a 450W solar panel & knapsack sprayer.

How did she do it? Read the full story: https://t.co/BUsy7IMemD

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Complete the sentence:
“A healthy food system is one where everyone can ______.”
What's your answer? @HarvestPlusSoln
#HarvestPlus #FoodSystems