{"id":13054,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/consumption-of-pro-vitamin-a-cassava-varieties-could-help-nigeria-save-1-5bn-losses-in-gdp\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:16","slug":"consumption-of-pro-vitamin-a-cassava-varieties-could-help-nigeria-save-1-5bn-losses-in-gdp","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/consumption-of-pro-vitamin-a-cassava-varieties-could-help-nigeria-save-1-5bn-losses-in-gdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumption of pro-vitamin A cassava varieties could help Nigeria save $1.5bn losses in GDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/yam-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9734\" src=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/yam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a>The consumption of pro-vitamin A cassava could help Nigeria reduce economic losses in Gross Domestic Product that is estimated at about $1.5billion, says the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut more than economic savings, it will also improve the nutrition of women  and children who are the most vulnerable,\u201d says Sanginga at the public presentation of pro-vitamin A varieties by the Nigerian government in Umudike on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Represented by the Coordinator, Cassava Enterprise Development Project, IITA, Dr. Gbassey Tarawali; Sanginga commended the Nigerian government for taking the lead in biofortification with the release of the cassava varieties to farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He canvassed joint efforts from partners  and the private sector to ensure that the pro-vitamin A- rich varieties get to the h ands of resource-poor farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday we have varieties that have beta-carotene that could help tackle vitamin A deficiency. What is needed now is to get these varieties to farmers with the support of all stakeholders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere in the developing countries, vitamin A deficiency remains a major bottleneck to improved nutrition with approximately 250,000 to 500,000 malnourished children going blind each year,  and half of whom die within a year of becoming blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prevalence of night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency is also high among pregnant women in many developing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVitamin A deficiency also contributes to maternal mortality  and other poor outcomes in pregnancy  and lactation,\u201d says Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Agriculture  and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnnually, Nigeria loses over US$1.5 billion in GDP to vitamin  and mineral deficiencies as many staple foods are low in essential micronutrients,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adesina said that it was crucial that Nigeria accelerates efforts  and policy measures on improving health  and nutrition of vulnerable groups, especially women, infants  and children, adding that scaling up core micronutrient interventions would cost less than US$188 million per year\u2014which makes economic sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To popularize the Pro Vitamin A cassava, he said greater effort will be needed to increase the nutrition capacity within the Ministries of Health  and Agriculture  and Rural Development; improve infant  and young child feeding through effective education  and counseling services; increase coverage of vitamin A cassava within the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister also gave the government\u2019s support to the dissemination of the pro-vitamin A varieties by directing the inclusion of Abia state\u2014one of the 36 states in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 7 December 2011, the Nigeria government announced the release of the pro-vitamin A cassava varieties. Developed by IITA in partnership with the National Roots Crops Research Institute, Umudike (NRCRI); the project was funded by Harvestplus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vitamin A cassava varieties are named by the National Variety Release Committee of Nigeria as UMUCASS 36, UMUCASS 37,  and UMUCASS 38;  and are recognized as IITA genotypes as TMS 01\/1368, TMS 01\/1412,  and TMS 01\/1371.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have high beta carotene (pro-vitamin A)  and are suitable for food uses as <em>gari<\/em>, <em>fufu<\/em>,  and high quality cassava flour,\u201d says Dr. Thomas Ezulike, Acting Executive Director, NRCRI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The yellow root color of the vitamin A-rich varieties are products of over 20 years of breeding efforts for improved nutritional quality using traditional breeding methods involving hybridization  and selection of cassava seedlings followed by clonal propagation of the selected desirable plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drs. Peter Kulakow of IITA  and Chigozie Egesie of NRCRI said the development of the varieties was a major breakthrough that would change the nutritional status of people living on cassava-based food. Farmers who participated in the trials of the varieties across Nigeria loved the varieties for their high-yielding ability  and resistance to major diseases  and pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDem and for these varieties has already started, but it will take some time before we have enough quantities to give out,\u201d says Paul Ilona, the HarvestPlus Manager for Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The yellow cassava is already being multiplied through stem cuttings. In 2013, when sufficient certified stems will be available, HarvestPlus  and its partners will then distribute these to about 25,000 farming households initially. Farmers will be able to grow these new vitamin A varieties  and feed them to their families. They can also multiply  and share cuttings with others in their community, amplifying the nutritional benefits. After the mid-2014 harvest, more than 150,000 household members are expected to be eating vitamin A-rich cassava. Other partners in this work include the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)  and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa).<br>FIN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Godwin Atser, <a>g.atser@cgiar.org<\/a><br>Charg\u00e9(e) de la communication d'entreprise (Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffrey T. Oliver, <a>o.jeffrey@cgiar.org<\/a><br>Charg\u00e9 de communication d'entreprise (international)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IITA \u2013 Si\u00e8ge<br>Ibadan, Nig\u00e9ria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c0 propos de l'IITA<\/strong><br>IITA is an international non-profit R4D organization established in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees,  and supported primarily by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CGIAR<\/a>. Nous travaillons avec des partenaires en Afrique et au-del\u00e0 pour r\u00e9duire les risques pour les producteurs et les consommateurs, am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 et la productivit\u00e9 des cultures, et g\u00e9n\u00e9rer de la richesse gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'agriculture. Nous d\u00e9veloppons des solutions agricoles avec nos partenaires pour lutter contre la faim et la pauvret\u00e9. 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