Innovative Delivery Models for Iron Beans Resulted in Adoption by an Estimated 442,000 Households in Rwanda
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CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. 2019. Innovative Delivery Models for Iron Beans Resulted in Adoption by an Estimated 442,000 Households in Rwanda. Reported in Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Annual Report 2019. Outcome Impact Case Report.
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Since 2010, HarvestPlus, the Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB), and CIAT have managed a successful iron bean delivery program in Rwanda. By the end of 2018, around 442,000 households were growing iron beans, with 15% of the population consuming them. Innovative seed certification facilitated quality seed production, while direct marketing and payback delivery models increased rapid adoption and reduced disadoption, respectively. In 2019, HarvestPlus co-established with RAB a platform to further scale delivery and handed over the program to RAB.