Relative Costs of Biofortification

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Relative Costs of Biofortification

• Worldwide
• 500 million vitamin A pills distributed annually
  cost of 250 million
• 200 million public investments in iodine
  fortification leveraged 1.5 billion in private
  industry contributions

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Biofortification Reduces Prevalence For Those
Less Iron Deficient Maintains Status
IRON DEFICIENCY
IRON SUFFICIENCY
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
BIOFORTIFICATION
SUPPLEMENTATION
12.0
HEMOGLOBIN
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Cost-Benefit Calculations

• Move 1 of 1 billion people across line for one
  year
• 10 million x 20 200 million
• Move 10 of 1 billion people (e.g. India) across
  line for ten years
• 100 million x 20 x 10 year 20 billion
• Reduced seeding costs for wheat in Turkey, 5
  million hectares of zinc-deficient soils
• Value of input savings 80 million each year