Emelda Ngwarati, a farmer who grows vitamin A-biofortified orange maize and iron-biofortified beans in Mazowe District, Zimbabwe, claimed the top prize for her harvest at this year’s Zimbabwe Agricultural Show. The President of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, was on hand to present her with a trophy.
Ngwarati grows vitamin A orange maize and irons beans both for sale and for household consumption. She has been growing biofortified crops since 2018, when they were first introduced in Mazowe District through the Zimbabwe Livelihoods and Food security Programme (LFSP). The United Kingdom government through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), funds the program. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Palladium manage LFSP, whilst HarvestPlus is the programme technical partner on biofortification.