How do you get extra boosts of vitamin A, iron, or zinc to 20 million people, without a pill? It’s called biofortification, and the scientists behind it just won the World Food Prize. We talk with one of them about how biofortification could soon feed 1 billion people.

Interviewee:

• Howdy Bouis, Founder, HarvestPlus and 2016 World Food Prize Laureate

Credits:

Interviewer:

• Hollie Kicinski

Producers:

• Grace Heymsfield

• Hollie Kicinski

• Andrew Jones

• Zak Rosen

• Sivan Yosef (executive producer)

Editor:

• Zak Rosen

Music:

• Free Music Archive