As we get ready for this year’s World Food Prize, let’s remember the 2016 prize awarded to American and African researchers from the International Potato Center (CIP) and Harvest Plus. These talented researchers developed and introduced orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties to address vitamin-A deficiency in Africa. Vitamin-A deficiency, particularly among expecting mothers and children under five years of age, can lead to compromised immune systems and blindness and is associated with stunted growth. Just half a cup of boiled or mashed orange sweet potatoes meet the daily intake needs for a child who is under five years of age!
