Assessing the promise of biofortification: A case study of high provitamin A maize in Zambia

Keith Lividini and John L. Fiedler

Food Policy, 2015, vol. 54, issue C, 65-77

Abstract: Biofortification is the breeding of new varieties of staple foods for increased micronutrient content. It is seen primarily as a complementary, rural-targeted strategy for better reaching remote populations. This paper presents an ex ante analysis of HarvestPlus’ provitamin A maize (PVAM) in Zambia and highlights an empirical approach based on the Zambian 2005/06 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey (LCMS). Because more than 115 countries regularly conduct a Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey (HCES), the approach developed in this LCMS-based study can be applied in many other countries to analyze varietal adoption and conduct ex ante studies.

Keywords: Nutrition; Vitamin A; Biofortification; Costs; Cost-effectiveness; Micronutrients; Micronutrient deficiency; DALYs; Household surveys; Household consumption and expenditure surveys (HCES); Zambia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.04.007

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