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Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato innovation

More than 140 million preschool-aged children globally suffer from vitamin A deficiency, primarily in Africa and Asia. The condition weakens the immune system, and is a leading cause of preventable blindness in children, robbing approximately 500,000 children of their sight each year. Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato, as developed by CGIAR researchers at the International Potato Center (CIP), has proven to be a highly effective tool for tackling vitamin A deficiency in children and women of reproductive age. Rigorous biomedical research has demonstrated that just 125 grams of most varieties of this sweetpotato can meet the daily vitamin A requirements of a preschool-aged child. CIP continues to upscale its innovations in the crop to ensure the benefits reach poor consumers.