Naturally nutritious corn fights vitamin A deficiency in Africa

Researchers from Purdue, Cornell and Michigan State universities, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and HarvestPlus have teamed up to develop corn varieties that have naturally higher levels of nutrients that help stave off vitamin A deficiency, a condition that plagues sub-Saharan Africa. For more on the story of orange corn, see Purdue’s Agricultures feature at