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le f ede r al :;ovc r nment ;) 3:' released t wo new ma iz e hybrids th at can provide more Vitamin A in lle diets of millions in tlte country, ra isin g c.ptl n LI ~ m a bo ut stemming thf nenace of Vitamin A de fi ciency in theyearsaheaJ .especiaUy amongchlldrtn . pregnant women, and rwt hers. The p ro-V: tilmin A is co n verted b't" the boay Into Vit a min A when the maize is eaten. The h yb rids, w h ich are the fi rst generali!)!! Vitamin A- rich ma i ze, were released early lh is month by the Na tional Variety Re lease Com mittee o f Nigeri a a s If.: maizehyb 3 and He maizehyb 4. They are recogni sed as In tern3lio n f' 1 In s titut e of Tropical .\ ~ ricuhure ( II TA) hybrid s A0905 2 8 and A0905-32, respectively. "T h e hybrids a r e a produClofne<' rl yadecade o f breeding (( ·t enhanced levels o f p ro· vi tamin A,· says Abebe M ~ flk.ir, maize breeder w UI1 the IITA, who led the de\"elopment ofllte newml hehybrlds. T It t! I r b rid s outpe rf o rtll ~ d local checkswilhyil!ldsranging from six to n, n ~ tons per hectare co mpued with two ton t; p ~ I hectare recorded on most farmers' fi elds. The V i I " min A hybrids wert developed by lITA in ~art n ers h i p with the 1115 titute of Agrlcuhu rai , R!sea rch & \ Tra in ing ( J ~R ilT) usin g conventio nal breeding in a project fU,lded by the 1-Ia."1.'estPlus 1 a Challenge Programme (·f .he CGIAR as part of s tategies to addr~ess t h el prevale n ce - of Vila rt)in A (Iefidency. Other co ll aborating partne!'s ir:clude the In stltulf' lor A '~ri c ult u ra l Researe-h (I" a), Zaria; Universil}' 01 Maiduguri; Interna lio nal \.1aize an d Wheat Center (CIMMYT). University of illinOiS, and Universi ty of Wisconsin. In Nigll rill, ViLamin A deficienc y afflicts about
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3 0 percent o f ch ildren b~ l ow five )·ears. almost 20 perce nt of pregna nt women. and 13 percent of nu rsing mothers. Vitamin A deficie n cy lowers immunity and Imp airs visio n, which can lead to bUndnessandevendeath. Researc h ers say t h e two hybrids can supp ly enhanced levels ofVitamin A in the diets. Maize is co nsumed by millions o f peop le throu g h ou t Nigeria, whether roasted and eaten orr the cob or as a dish pre pared from fe nnented ma iu floul. Accordi ng to Menldr, maize is the most fre qu en tl y co n s um ed sta plt~ in Nigeria wilh abo ut 2 0 percent of households consuming It at different times within a week. "Th ese hybrids will provide n ot only incr ease d a mount s o f pro.vltamin A but also improve productivi ty In farming comm u nities," he states. Far met s w ·h 0 pa rticipated In the o nfarm trials Indicated that Iltey liked the varieties, so there isa h igh prospect for quick ado ption. IITA a n d IAR & T, in partnership willt p ri vate s eed companies. now p lan 10 multip ly t h ese h ybrids so th e)' c an begin distributing the m to farm e rs by 20 14, and 10 continue to develop higher levels of Vitam in A In maize by conventional breeding. · We plan lotargetareas where maize consumption Is high to h elp address the probl em o f Vitamin A defiCient)' in Nigeria: notes Samuel Olakojo, a maize breeder with IAR &T, who wo rked on th e varieties with "M enkir. The researchers believe lhe rel ease of Vi tamin A I;assava In Nige ria last yea r would help pave the way (or broad acceptance or the Vitamin A maize as these new maize varieties a re we U suited to the tropicallollliands of many West African cou n tr ies an d are ex p ected t o spread beyond Nigeria's borders.
. Newly married . couples, IndllVidl"ls. ...7'r"7.,~I . In a paraUel effon. the International Maize and Wheat Resea rch Ce n te r (known by their Spanish ac ronym CIMMYT) - a sister CG IAR Center of IITA - has been breeding mida ltitude vita min A-rich variet ies fo r Zambia in a project also funded by HarvestPlus, with release anticipated later this yeaL
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