Bouis, Howarth Person

selected publications

• article

  • An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa.  African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development.  17(2). 2017
  • The way forward.  African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development.  17(2). 2017
  • Vitamin A cassava in Nigeria: Crop development and delivery.  African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development.  17(2). 2017
  • Biofortification to Reduce Mineral & Vitamin Deficiencies: Progress to Date under HarvestPlus and Future Strategy 2016
  • Probability of success of breeding strategies for improving pro-vitamin A content in maize..  Theoretical and Applied Genetics.  125:235-246. 2012
  • Biofortification: A New Tool to Reduce Micronutrient Malnutrition.  Food and Nutrition Bulletin.  32:S31-S40. 2011
  • Biofortification, A new tool to reduce micronutrient malnutrition 2011
  • Biofortification, Leveraging agriculture to reduce hidden hunger 2011
  • Food prices, household income, and resource allocation, Socioeconomic perspectives on their effects on dietary quality and nutritional status 2011
  • Biofortification - a sustainable agricultural strategy for reducing micronutrient malnutrition in the global south..  Crop Science.  50:S20-S32. 2010
  • Symposium on "Food Technology for Better Nutrition, Biofortification of staple crops: An emerging strategy to combat hidden hunger.  Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety.  vol. 7. 2008
  • The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries.  Journal of Development Studies.  43:79-96. 2007
  • Estimating the global costs of Vitamin A capsule supplementation, A review of the literature 2007
  • Biofortification of staple food crops: Six questions 2006
  • 2. Genetically modified food crops and their contribution to human nutrition and food quality.  Trends in Food Science and Technology.  14:191-209. 2003
  • MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION OF PLANTS THROUGH PLANT BREEDING: CAN IT IMPROVE NUTRITION IN MAN AT LOW COST.  PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY.  62:403-411. 2003
  • Coliforms in the water and hemoglobin concentration are predictors of gastrointestinal morbidity of Bangladeshi children ages 1-10 years..  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY.  15:209-219. 2003
  • Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Impacts on income, food consumption, and nutrition 2003
  • The economics of micronutrient interventions and the niche for biofortification 2003
  • Plant breeding: A new tool for fighting micronutrient malnutrition.  Journal of Nutrition.  132:491S-494S. 2002
  • Weighing what's practical, proxy means tests for targeting food subsidies in Egypt 2002
  • Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia: empirical evidence from Taiwan.  Agricultural Economics.  26:57-69. 2001
  • Dietary Intakes and Socioeconomic Factors Are Associated with the Hemoglobin Concentration of Bangladeshi Women.  Journal of Nutrition.  131:758-764. 2001
  • Application of Biotechnology to Improving the Nutritional Quality of Rice.  Food and Nutrition Bulletin.  21:451-456. 2000
  • Enrichment of food staples through plant breeding: a new strategy for fighting micronutrient malnutrition..  Nutrition.  16:701-704. 2000
  • Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: their impacts on household income and dietary quality.  Food and Nutrition Bulletin.  http://www.ifpri.org/dataset/bangladesh-1; http://www.ifpri.org/publication/integrated-economic-and-social-analysis-assess-impact-vegetable-and-fishpond-technologie; http://www.ifpri.org/publication/household-decisions-gender-and-development; http://www.ifpri.org/publication/commercial-vegetable-and-polyculture-fish-production-bangladesh. 2000
  • Improving human nutrition through agriculture: proceedings of the CGIAR-wide Conference on Human Nutrition organized by IFPRI and held at IRRI, October 1999.  Food and Nutrition Bulletin.  2000
  • The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Micronutrients Project: justification and objectives.  Food and Nutrition Bulletin.  2000
  • Economics of enhanced micronutrient density in food staples.  Field Crops Research.  60:165-173. 1999
  • Linking food and nutrition security: past lessons and future opportunities.  Asian development review.  1999
  • Precision, accuracy and reliability of hemoglobin assessment using capillary blood.  FASEB JOURNAL.  13:A534-A534. 1999
  • Egalité des sexes et investissements dans les adolescents dans les zones rurales des Philippines 1998
  • Plant breeding: a long-term strategy for the control of zinc deficiency in vulnerable populations.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.  68:488S-494S. 1998
  • A Food Demand System Based On Demand For Characteristics: If There Is "Curvature" In The Slutsky Matrix, What Do The Curves Look Like And Why?.  Journal of Development Economics.  51:239-266. 1996
  • Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia. 1996
  • A food demand system based on demand for characteristics, if there is curvature in the Slutsky matrix, what do the curves look like and why?" 1995
  • Intrahousehold inequality at different welfare levels: energy intake and energy expenditure data from the Philippines 1995
  • The effect of income on demand for food in poor countries: Are our food consumption databases giving us reliable estimates?.  Journal of Development Economics.  44:199-226. 1994
  • Conceptual framework 1994
  • Measuring the sources of growth in rice yields: are growth rates declining in Asia? 1993
  • Health and nutrition effects of cash crop production in developing countries, A comparative analysis 1992
  • L'Expansion de l'agriculture d'exportation a grande echelle aux Philippines: consequences sur les menages paysans en termes de tenure fonciere, d'affectation des ressources et de nutrition 1991
  • The impact of nutritional status on agricultural productivity: wage evidence from the Philippines 1991
  • Evaluating demand for calories for urban and rural populations in the Philippines: implications for nutrition policy under economic recovery 1990
  • Seasonal rice price variation in the Philippines: measuring the effects of government intervention 1983

• chapter

  • Biofortification: A new tool to reduce micronutrient malnutrition 2014
  • Biofortification: Progress toward a more nourishing future 2014
  • Micronutrient malnutrition: Causes, prevalence, consequences, and interventions 2012
  • Food modifications and impact on nutrition 2001
  • The role of biotechnology for food consumers in developing countries 2000
  • Consumption effects of commercialization of agriculture 1994
  • Food consumption surveys: how random are measurement errors? 1993

• document

  • Implementing biofortification: The HarvestPlus transition from crop development and nutrition research to delivery and scaling up 2013
  • Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Reduce Hidden Hunger 2012
  • Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition: Delivering nutrients widely through biofortification: building on orange sweet potato 2012
  • Nutritious subsistence food systems 2006
  • The Egyptian food subsidy system, structure, performance, and options for reform 2001
  • Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines 1998
  • Plant breeding, a long-term strategy for the control of zinc deficiency in vulnerable populations 1997
  • The determinants of demand for micronutrients, an analysis of rural households in Bangladesh 1997
  • Demand for high-value secondary crops in developing countries, the case of potatoes in Bangladesh and Pakistan 1996
  • Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia 1996
  • Agricultural technology and food policy to combat iron deficiency in developing countries 1994
  • The nutrition effects of sugarcane cropping in a southern Philippine province 1994
  • Linkages between agriculture and nutrition, implications for policy and research. 1993
  • Improving food security of the poor, Concept, policy, and programs 1992
  • A case study of the commercialization of agriculture in the Southern Philippines : the income, consumption, and nutrition effects of a switch from corn to sugar production in Bukidnon 1988
  • Price and investment policies for crop sector growth in the Philippines. 1987

• report

  • Recent rising food prices have resulted in severe declines in mineral and vitamin intakes of the poor 2014
  • Effects of agricultural commercialization on land tenure, household resource allocation, and nutrition in the Philippines 1990

• review

  • Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016..  GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT. 49-58. 2017
  • Enrichment of food staples through plant breeding: a new strategy for fighting micronutrient malnutrition..  Nutrition Reviews. 131-137. 2009
  • Nutritious subsistence food systems.  Advances in Agronomy. 1-74. 2007
  • Addressing micronutrient malnutrition through enhancing the nutritional quality of staple foods: Principles, perspectives and knowledge gaps.  Advances in Agronomy. 77-142. 2001