"I have worked in Mozambique to fortify sweet potatoes and make sure that children there get all the vitamins they nee…"

"Our research triggered global acceptance of the concept of biofortification. Since then, biofortification has been co…"

"The sweet potato variety has been mainstreamed as a technology for combating vitamin A deficiency. Most importantly, …"

"Several other studies that have since been conducted across the world have confirmed biofortification to be a cost-ef…"

"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 constraine…"

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

"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."