Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Re: Agroecological approaches and other innovations for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition - HLPE e-consultation on the Report’s scope, proposed by the HLPE Steering Committee

Mohammad Abdul Mazid

IFPRI/HarvestPlus
Bangladesh

I would like to add biofortified nutrients rich crops especially high zinc rice (HZnR) and wheat (HZnW), provitamin A rich orange flesh sweet potato (OFSP), iron rich lentil(IRL) and/or Iron rich beans (IRB) in Rice based profitable cropping patterns for ensuring food and nutrition security of marginal, small holders farmers in rural areas and also urban slams in Bangladesh and beyond in Asia and Africa.

Moreover, Video based technolgy delivery to women, adolescent girls & boys, marginal and small holders for effective extension service and ICT based monitoring, integrataed wholistic approach and links marketing  for food & nutrition security  and improve livelyhood of marginal and small holders farmers in Bangladesh and also others in  Asia and Africa.

Good luck! Dr. Md. Abdul Mazid (ma.mazid1952@ gmail.com). Former Chief Agronomist & Head of Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur  and present Consultant Agronomist, IFPRI/HarvestPlus for Production of biofortified rice and Efficacy Study in Bangladesh with partners BRRI, Scool of Public Health, BRAC University, ETH Zurich Switzerland, Agricultural University etc.