Biofortification

An insightful presentation on biofortification at the First Global Biofortification Conference in Washington D.C. It highlights the success story of the development of orange sweet potatoes in Africa. These sweet potatoes were developed using traditional cross breeding methods and are fortified with vitamin A, iron and zinc which prevents blindness and deaths from compromised immune systems.

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