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PROMOTE FOOD-BASED APPROACHES TO COMBAT VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY IN AFRICA A member of the CGIAR Consortium Invest in Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato for Health and Wealth Download advocacy materials on orange-fleshed sweetpotato at http://sweetpotatoknowledge.org Preventing vitamin A deficiency is one of the most effective ways to increase child survival Combat vitamin A deficiency through a diversified diet, food fortification and growing and consuming vitamin A rich foods such as orange-fleshed sweetpotato An estimated 43% of pre-school children in Africa are deficient in vitamin A, a micronutrient needed for healthy growth

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Page 1: PROMOTE FOOD-BASED APPROACHES TO COMBAT VITAMIN A ...€¦ · PROMOTE FOOD-BASED APPROACHES TO COMBAT VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY IN AFRICA A member of the CGIAR Consortium Invest in Orange-˜eshed

PROMOTE FOOD-BASED APPROACHES TO COMBAT VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY IN AFRICA

A member of the CGIAR Consortium

Invest in Orange-�eshed Sweetpotato for Health and Wealth

Download advocacy materials on orange-�eshed sweetpotato at http://sweetpotatoknowledge.org

Preventing vitamin A de�ciency is one of the most e�ective ways to increase child survival

Combat vitamin A de�ciency through a diversi�ed diet, food forti�cation and growing and consuming vitamin A rich foods such as orange-�eshed sweetpotato

An estimated 43% of pre-school children in Africa

are de�cient in vitamin A, a

micronutrient needed for healthy

growth