Reporting 2021 Innovation #1387
GV6025A: a new vitamin A biofortified maize variety in Zambia
Project Title: P333 - Biofortified varieties
Description of the innovation: Variety of biofortified vitamin A maize released in Zambia. Key traits
of interest: 3rd wave variety 70-100% VitA target level, 3-way hybrid, medium-late maturity, longer
cobs, bigger grain size, tolerance to both stem and root lodging.
New Innovation: No
Stage of innovation: Stage 3: available/ ready
for uptake (AV) Innovation type: Genetic (varieties and breeds)
Geographic Scope: National Number of individual improvedlines/varieties: <Not Defined>
Country(ies):
     ● Zambia
Description of Stage reached: In 2019, 27 new varieties of vitamin A banana/plantain, cassava,
maize, and sweet potato; iron beans, cowpea, and pearl millet; zinc rice, maize, and wheat were
released. Evidence provided links to the biofortification crops map. An internal HarvestPlus database
along with breeding reports can be made available upon request.
Name of lead organization/entity to take innovation to this stage: ZARI - Zambia Agriculture
Research Institute
Names of top five contributing organizations/entities to this stage:
     ● ZARI - Zambia Agriculture Research Institute
     ● CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo / International Maize and
Wheat Improvement Center
Milestones:
     ● Three HarvestPlus Phase 1 ('target') countries release third-wave of at least five tier 1 crop
varieties
Sub-IDOs:
     ● 14 - Increased availability of diverse nutrient-rich foods
Contributing Centers/PPA partners:
     ● IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute
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Reporting 2021 Innovation #1387
Evidence link:
     ● Here is the link to access the biofortified crops map:
https://www.harvestplus.org/sites/default/files/publications/HP_2019_CropMap_update_v5_0515.pdf.
The revised version of the crop map will include this variety. An internal HarvestPlus database, along
with the breeding reports, can be made available upon request.
Deliverables associated: <Not Defined>
Contributing CRPs/Platforms:
     ● A4NH - Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
This report was generated on 2022-08-19 at 08:38 (GMT+0) 2