Howarth Bouis, in his position as Director of HarvestPlus, coordinates an interdisciplinary, global alliance of research centers and implementing agencies to biofortify and disseminate micronutrient-dense staple food crops and to measure their impact in improving nutrition. Since 1993, he has sought to promote biofortification activities both within the Future Harvest Centers, including their NARES partners, and in the human nutrition community -- through publications, seminars, workshops, symposiums, and fund-raising. His past research has concentrated on understanding how economic factors affect food demand and nutrition outcomes, particularly in Asia. Bouis, a U.S. citizen, holds a joint appointment at the International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington, D.C.) and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (Cali, Colombia). He received his B.A. in economics from Stanford University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University's Food Research Institute.

• Strategies for Improving Availability of Micronutrients (Project Leader)

• Bangladesh
• Philippines
• Asia

• Genetically Modified Crops and Their Contribution to Human Nutrition and Food Quality.
  Bouis, H., B.M. Chassy, and J. Ochanda. Trends in Food Science and Technology, Vol. 14, p. 191-209. 2003
• Addressing Micronutrient Malnutrition Through the Nutritional Quality of Staple Foods: Principles, Perspectives, and Knowledge Gaps.
  Graham, R., R. Welch, and H. Bouis. Advances in Agronomy volume 70, p. 77-142. 2001.
• Dietary intakes and socioeconomic factors are associated with the hemoglobin concentration of Bangladeshi women.
  Bhargava, A., H. Bouis, and N. Schrimshaw. Journal of Nutrition 131 (3): 758-764. 2001.
• Improving Human Nutrition Through Agriculture.
  Bouis, H., guest editor. Food and Nutrition Bulletin Special Issue, 21(4). 2000.