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Page 1: N ovel staple food-based strategies to improve micronutrient status for better health in Africa

Novel staple food-based strategies to improve micronutrient status for better health in Africa

First results:• Yellow cassava with sufficient levels of beta-carotene

produced in Kenya• Reduced iron absorption due to malaria infection blunts

efficacy of fortification programs• Availability of booklet with traditional recipes of millet-,

sorghum- and maize dishes and related sauces in west-Africa (English and French)

• Ready to use course handbook for ‘Training in Solutions of Micronutrient Malnutrition’

Contact Dr. Inge Brouwer, Wageningen University, [email protected] or visit website www.instapa.org

The INSTAPA project receives funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (Fp7/2007-2013) under grant agreement 211484)

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