Many women and children in the high Andes suffer from anemia due to an inadequate diet. This project takes a holistic approach to addressing micronutrient deficiency, boosting food security and health and building women’s empowerment by introducing potatoes rich in iron and zinc as part of an integrated agriculture-nutrition approach.
Linking social protection with agriculture and nutrition interventions. Biofortified potato to alleviate anemia in the high Andes of Peru. Project profile
Citation: International Potato Center. 2019. Linking social protection with agriculture and nutrition interventions. Biofortified potato to alleviate anemia in the high Andes of Peru. Project profile. CIP. 2 p.
2019-06-17
BIOFORTIFICATION, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL SECURITY, POTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS, POTATOES,
Peru
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