Women Academics From Cape Verde

"I have worked in Mozambique to fortify sweet potatoes and make sure that children there get all the vitamins they need to grow healthy and thrive."

"Several other studies that have since been conducted across the world have confirmed biofortification to be a cost-effective and sustainable solution."

"In Mozambique, at the time cassava was the main food crop, followed by maize, with sweet potato coming a distant fifth."

"Sweet potatoes were widely grown, they were typically cultivated on small plots of land, and the yield was constrained by insufficient planting material."

"Sweet potato was also considered a female crop, one that was grown by women and children and consumed by the poorest households."

"Initiatives like Food Forever are helping tackle food insecurity and malnutrition in Africa."

"Protecting crops allows us to breed new varieties to meet the needs of local populations."

"Our research triggered global acceptance of the concept of biofortification. Since then, biofortification has been confirmed to be a cost-effective and sustainable solution."

"Based on this evidence the Mozambican Government approved a strategy for combating micronutrient deficiencies that includes complementary approaches like biofortification."

"The sweet potato variety has been mainstreamed as a technology for combating vitamin A deficiency. Most importantly, our research triggered global acceptance of the concept of biofortification."

"Promoting food security and diversity, empowering and engaging women, youth, Indigenous Peoples and people in vulnerable situations, using science and innovation to improve agricultural practices across the value chains are just some of the principles that will guide FAST’s work."

"Bringing countries together to coordinate a concerted regional response to address the climate crisis, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement."

"agrifood systems and forestry can help cities be resilient and healthy, connecting urban dwellers with nature and delivering benefits across the entire sustainable development agenda."

"For meaningful change and impact, it is important to build on and implement agreed decisions."

"Best practices that were extensively discussed in the KJWA on matters such as livestock, soil management, water and the economic impacts of global warming should now be implemented in practice"

"There were many opportunities to highlight the importance of agrifood system transformation as a key part of climate solutions"