Is Biofortification Sustainable?
Biofortifed crops developed through HarvestPlus are an international public good that will be made freely available to any national agricultural research programs who wants to grow them. While government attention to malnutrition may fade, and international funding for micronutrient interventions may be substantially reduced, nutritionally improved biofortified varieties can continue to be grown and consumed year after year to reduce malnutrition in entire populations. Recurrent costs required for monitoring and maintaining these traits in crops will be far lower than the initial costs of developing biofortified crops.
