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A Review of Agriculture and Health Policies in Uganda with Implications for the Dissemination of Biofortified Crops

By Michael J. Potts and Stella Nagujja (Available only in English)

HarvestPlus Working Paper No.1, April 2007

There is a need for an alternative approach to existing supplementation programs addressing the severe micronutrient malnutrition afflicting a large portion of the population of Uganda. Biofortification presents a complementary approach to supplementation and has the advantage of providing multiple micronutrients as well as macronutrients (energy, protein). Farmers can retain planting material once acquired, thus reducing the recurrent costs of such an intervention.