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About Us

the world vegetable center is the world¿s leading international nonprofit

research and development institute committed to alleviating poverty and malnutrition in

developing countries through vegetable research and development. The center was

founded in 1971 as the asian vegetable research and development center, with a

mandate to support vegetable research for development in tropical asia and with a

particular emphasis on southeast asia.

the scientists at the world vegetable center have successfully bred

cultivars and designed and developed technologies to increase yields and incomes in

developing countries. Millions of farmers today grow vegetable crops using seed or

technologies that have been developed at the center.

the center builds capacity and forms alliances with partners from both the

public and private sectors to promote the production and consumption of safe

vegetables in the developing world.

vegetables are an engine for economic growth.

vegetable production provides a way out of poverty for smallholder farmers

and the landless. It generates more income and jobs per hectare, on-farm and off-

farm, than most other agricultural enterprises. Vegetable production helps diversify

incomes and benefits farmers and landless laborers in rural, peri-urban, and urban

areas.

vegetables are essential for overcoming micronutrient malnutrition and

improving healthover two billion people, most of whom are poor women and c

hildren, do not have access to sufficient micronutrients in their diets. The lack of

vitamin a, iron, iodine, and zinc compromises the body¿s immune system and

increases the risk of infections. Poor diets lead to poor mental and physical

development, poor performances at school and the workplace, and the likelihood of

poverty in future generations. The consumption of vegetables is the most sustainable

strategy to overcome such micronutrient deficiencies, and it is affordable even for the

poorest. Vegetables also help to diversify nutrition patterns and fight obesity which is

rapidly increasing in both developed and developing countries