Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Leveraging Opportunity Crops to Address Micronutrient Gaps and Strengthen Food System Resilience

29 July 2025. 9.30 AM EST. 3:30 PM CEST. WEBINAR: "How can Opportunity Crops Be Leveraged to Address Micronutrient Gaps and Strengthen Food System Resilience?" 

  • VACS Partnership webinar,
  • hosted by Welthungerhilfe (WHH).
Conducted in collaboration with nutrition scientists Dr. Kendra Byrd and Dr. Caroline Joyce, the study offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of how 20 opportunity crops can help close micronutrient intake gaps across 41 high-burden countries.
Join us to:
  • Explore the promise and limitations of opportunity crops
  • Learn how to use WHH’s new tool to match crops with national nutrient gaps and seasonality
  • Understand the current policy landscape
  • Hear from expert panelists and gain practical recommendations for action
Panelists:
  • Mathias Mogge, CEO, Welthungerhilfe
  • Bertha Mkandawire, Nutrition Advisor, AGRA
  • Kefilwe Roba Moalosi, Nutrition Advisor, AUDA-NEPAD
  • Peiman Milani, Rockefeller Foundation

Resources:


This report presents an in-depth, quantitative analysis of how scaling 20 opportunity crops can reduce nutrient inadequacies in 41 countries with serious hunger levels. Using national nutrient data, production scenarios, and policy reviews, it offers evidence that these crops—often indigenous and climate-resilient—can enhance dietary quality, empower women, and build food system resilience. By investing in opportunity crops and integrating them into policy, trade, and development agendas, we can make meaningful strides toward ending hidden hunger.


ZEF (2025) Leveraging the opportunities of neglected and underutilized crops for nutrition and climate resilience  84 pp.

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