INSTAPA

Novel staple food-based strategies to improve micronutrient status for better health and development in sub-Saharan Africa

Coordinatore	WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY    more  Organization address address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 city: WAGENINGEN postcode: 6708 PB contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Jos Cognome: Teunissen Email: send email Telefono: +31 317 485313 Fax: +31 317 484612
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Netherlands [NL]
Sito del progetto	http://www.instapa.org
Totale costo	7˙731˙610 €
EC contributo	5˙900˙284 €
Programma	FP7-KBBE Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Code Call	FP7-KBBE-2007-1
Funding Scheme	CP-SICA
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-06-01   -   2013-11-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 city: WAGENINGEN postcode: 6708 PB contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Jos Cognome: Teunissen Email: send email Telefono: +31 317 485313 Fax: +31 317 484612	NL (WAGENINGEN)	coordinator	0.00
2	CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNOLOGIQUE*INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES DE LA SANTE  Organization address address: B P 7047 city: OUAGADOUGOU postcode: 3 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alhadi Cognome: Wereme Email: send email Telefono: 22650357029 Fax: 22650357029	BF (OUAGADOUGOU)	participant	0.00
3	EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH  Organization address address: Raemistrasse 101 city: ZUERICH postcode: 8092 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Richard Frederick Cognome: Hurrell Email: send email Telefono: 41446238420 Fax: 41446321470	CH (ZUERICH)	participant	0.00
4	INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT  Organization address address: Boulevard de Dunkerque - CS 90009 44 city: MARSEILLE postcode: 13572 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Claire Cognome: Mouquet-Rivier Email: send email Telefono: 33467416295	FR (MARSEILLE)	participant	0.00
5	INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS  Organization address address: N/A city: ANDHRA PRADESH postcode: 502 324 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Rajesh Cognome: Agrawal Email: send email Telefono: 914031000000 Fax: 914031000000	IN (ANDHRA PRADESH)	participant	0.00
6	INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE - IFPRI  Organization address address: "2033 K Street, NW" city: "WASHINGTON, DC" postcode: 20006 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Howarth Cognome: Bouis Email: send email Telefono: 12028625600 Fax: 12024674439	US ("WASHINGTON, DC")	participant	0.00
7	INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE  Organization address address: IDI-OSE OYO ROAD city: IBADAN postcode: 200001 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Shalewa Cognome: Sholola Email: send email Telefono: +234 2 2412626 Fax: +234 2 2412221	NG (IBADAN)	participant	0.00
8	LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE  Organization address address: KEPPEL STREET city: LONDON postcode: WC1E7HT contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Penny Cognome: Ireland Email: send email Telefono: +44 20 79272678 Fax: +44 20 75805636	UK (LONDON)	participant	0.00
9	UNIVERSITE D ABOMEY CALAVI UAC  Organization address address: CAMPUS UNIVERSITAIRES D ABOMEY city: ABOMEY CALAVI postcode: 1 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Romain Anselme Marc Cognome: Dossa Email: send email Telefono: 22990022528 Fax: 22921361642	BJ (ABOMEY CALAVI)	participant	0.00
10	UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL  Organization address address: "University Road, Chiltern Hills" city: WESTVILLE postcode: 3630 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Jane Dene Cognome: Kvalsvig Email: send email Telefono: +27 31 260 4499 Fax: +27 31 260 4211	ZA (WESTVILLE)	participant	0.00
11	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI  Organization address address: University Way city: NAIROBI postcode: 100 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: George A.O. Cognome: Magoha Email: send email Telefono: 2542031826 Fax: 25420212604	KE (NAIROBI)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Malnutrition, and especially deficiencies of micronutrients like iron, zinc and vitamin A, undermine the progress towards most of the Millennium Development Goals. In view of the serious coverage, compliance and safety concerns of supplementation, this project aims to identify novel staple food-based approaches to improve micronutrient malnutrition for better health and development of women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. It will focus on the improvement of millet-, sorghum-, maize-, and cassava based (complementary) foods. The genetic potential of staple foods for increasing the micronutrient and antinutrient content will be evaluated and the determinants of success and failure of introducing biofortified staple foods in local farming systems will be assessed. The efficacy of biofortified staple foods with adequate levels of provitamin A will be determined. Concerning fortification, the project will develop and test new approaches to optimise iron and zinc fortification of staple food-based foods. The project will develop improved (traditional) processing methods of the staple foods concerned to enhance micronutrient uptake and bioavailability. The developed approaches in the area of biofortification, fortification and processing will be compared on efficacy of improving iron and zinc intake and status. The safety of the improved staple foods on immunity and infections will be evaluated as well as the impact on cognitive development of young children. Through capacity building and strengthening the scientific and technological excellence in the field of staple food-based approaches in Africa and Europe, the project seeks to significantly contribute to the improvement of the dietary quality of young children and their mothers living in resource poor areas in sub-Saharan Africa. New scientific knowledge will be exploited to strengthen the competitiveness of local SMEs targeted at evidence-based production of healthier (complementary) foods for African children.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

An international research project has produced a number of strategies for improved micronutrient nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).