The potential impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes on vitamin A intake in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State Universityen
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.creator.identifierJan Low: 0000-0001-8170-6045en
cg.placeLima, Peruen
dc.contributor.authorLow, Jan W.en
dc.contributor.authorWalker, T.en
dc.contributor.authorHijmans R.J.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T18:21:30Zen
dc.date.available2019-04-04T18:21:30Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/100688
dc.titleThe potential impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes on vitamin A intake in Sub-Saharan Africa.en
dcterms.abstractA recent ex ante impact assessment indicates that orangefleshed sweetpotatoes can make a major contribution to alleviating vitamin A malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Replacing the white-fleshed varieties now grown by farmers with new high ß-carotene cultivars that meet local preferences would benefit an estimated 50 million children under age 6 who are currently at risk. The majority of children in Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda would benefit, as would about half of the children in Tanzania. Children in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa would also be affected, though to a lesser degree. The study did not take into account the benefits of the new cultivars to pregnant and lactating women, a population whose health is also likely to improve from the availability of the new plant types. Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem throughout the region and is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths annually among young children.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLow, J.W.; Walker, T.; Hijmans, R.J. 2001. The potential impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes on vitamin A intake in Sub-Saharan Africa. Regional workshop on food-based approaches to human nutritional deficiencies. Nairobi (Kenya). May 2-9 2001. 16p.en
dcterms.extent16 p.en
dcterms.issued2001en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherInternational Potato Centeren
dcterms.subjectsweet potatoesen
dcterms.subjectretinolen
dcterms.subjectvitamin a deficiencyen
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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