Volume 17 No. 2 (2017)

Special Issue devoted to Biofortification

Foreword: Ruth Oniang'o

Profile: Howarth Bouis

Preface: Tumusiime Rhoda Peace

• Chapter 1:
  An Overview of the landscape and approach for Biofortification in Africa
  Howarth Bouis et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus01
  

Nutrition and Food Science

• Chapter 2:
  Effect of regular consumption of provitamin A biofortified staple crops on Vitamin A status in populations in low-income countries.
  Marjorie Haskell et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus02
  

• Chapter 3:
  Efficacy of iron-biofortified crops.
  Erick Boy et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus03
  

• Chapter 4:
  Micronutrient (provitamin A and iron/zinc) retention in biofortified crops.
  Aurelie Bechoff et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus04
  

Plant Breeding and Instrumentation

• Chapter 5:
  Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under HarvestPlus.
  Meike Andersson et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus05
  

• Chapter 5: ANNEX 1
  Biofortified varieties released under HarvestPlus (as of December 2016).
  Chapter 5: Annex 1 DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus05.annex1
  

• Chapter 6:
  High-throughput measurement methodologies for developing nutrient-dense crops.
  Georgia Guild et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus06
  

Crop Development and Delivery Experience

• Chapter 7:
  Sweet potato development and delivery in sub-Saharan Africa.
  Jan Low et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus07
  

• Chapter 8:
  Orange maize in Zambia: Crop development and delivery experience.
  Eliab Simpungwe et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus08
  

• Chapter 9:
  Vitamin A cassava in Nigeria: Crop development and delivery.
  Paul Ilona et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus09
  

• Chapter 10:
  Iron beans in Rwanda: Crop development and delivery experience.
  Joseph Mulambu et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus10
  

• Chapter 11:
  Marketing biofortified crops: insights from consumer research.
  Benjamin Uchitelle-Pierce and Patience Ubomba-Jaswa DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus11
  

• Chapter 12:
  Integrating biofortified crops into community development programs.
  Carolyn MacDonald et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus12
  

Measuring Impact; Economic Methodologies

• Chapter 13:
  Building the case for biofortification: Measuring and maximizing impact in the HarvestPlus program.
  Nancy Johnson et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus13
  

• Chapter 14
  Identification of optimal investments.
  Keith Lividini et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus14
  

• Chapter 15:
  Introducing orange sweet potato: Tracing the evolution of evidence on its effectiveness.
  Alan de Brauw et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus15
  

Policy/Stakeholder Engagement

• Chapter 16:
  Advocacy for biofortification: Building stakeholder support, integration into regional and national policies, and sustaining momentum.
  Namukolo Covic et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus16
  

• Chapter 17:
  The way forward.
  Howarth Bouis et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus17