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Based on this evidence the Mozambican Government approved a strategy for combating micronutrient deficiencies that includes complementary approaches like biofortification.

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Maria Isabel Andrade (born 1958) is a Cape Verdean food scientist. Andrade has worked in Mozambique as a sweet potato researcher since 1996 and was a co-winner of the 2016 World Food Prize.

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In Mozambique, at the time cassava was the main food crop, followed by maize, with sweet potato coming a distant fifth.

Our research triggered global acceptance of the concept of biofortification. Since then, biofortification has been confirmed to be a cost-effective and sustainable solution.

Sweet potato was also considered a female crop, one that was grown by women and children and consumed by the poorest households.

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