INSTAPA
Novel staple food-based strategies to improve micronutrient status for better health and development in sub-Saharan Africa
| Coordinatore | WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 contact info |
| 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 contact info |
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 contact info |
BF (OUAGADOUGOU) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH
Organization address
address: Raemistrasse 101 contact info |
CH (ZUERICH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
Organization address
address: Boulevard de Dunkerque - CS 90009 44 contact info |
FR (MARSEILLE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS
Organization address
address: N/A contact info |
IN (ANDHRA PRADESH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE - IFPRI
Organization address
address: "2033 K Street, NW" contact info |
US ("WASHINGTON, DC") | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
Organization address
address: IDI-OSE OYO ROAD contact info |
NG (IBADAN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
Organization address
address: KEPPEL STREET contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
UNIVERSITE D ABOMEY CALAVI UAC
Organization address
address: CAMPUS UNIVERSITAIRES D ABOMEY contact info |
BJ (ABOMEY CALAVI) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
Organization address
address: "University Road, Chiltern Hills" contact info |
ZA (WESTVILLE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 11 |
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
Organization address
address: University Way contact info |
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).