Yellow cassava with beta-carotene has been produced in Kenya as part of novel staple food strategies to improve micronutrient status in Africa. Malaria infection can reduce the efficacy of iron fortification programs by blunting iron absorption. A booklet was made available with traditional recipes using micronutrient-rich millet, sorghum and maize from West Africa, available in English and French. A training handbook was also produced on solutions to micronutrient malnutrition.

1. Novel staple food-based strategies to improve
micronutrient status for better health in Africa
First results:
• Yellow cassava with sufficient levels of beta-carotene
produced in Kenya
• Reduced iron absorption due to malaria infection blunts
efficacy of fortification programs
• Availability of booklet with traditional recipes of millet-,
sorghum- and maize dishes and related sauces in west-
Africa (English and French)
• Ready to use course handbook for ‘Training in Solutions
of Micronutrient Malnutrition’
Contact Dr. Inge Brouwer, Wageningen University, inge.brouwer@wur.nl or visit
website www.instapa.org
The INSTAPA project receives funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (Fp7/2007-2013) under grant agreement 211484)