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Biofortification of staple food crops

Biofortification of staple food crops
Biofortification of staple food crops
Deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and zinc affect over one-half of the world's population. Progress has been made to control micronutrient deficiencies through supplementation and food fortification, but new approaches are needed, especially to reach the rural poor. Biofortification (enriching the nutrition contribution of staple crops through plant breeding) is one option. Scientific evidence shows this is technically feasible without compromising agronomic productivity. Predictive cost-benefit analyses also support biofortification as being important in the armamentarium for controlling micronutrient deficiencies. The challenge is to get producers and consumers to accept biofortified crops and increase their intake of the target nutrients. With the advent of good seed systems, the development of markets and products, and demand creation, this can be achieved.
0022-3166
1064-1067
Nestel, Penelope
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Bouis, Howarth E.
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Meenakshi, J.V.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang
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Nestel, Penelope
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Bouis, Howarth E.
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Meenakshi, J.V.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang
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Nestel, Penelope, Bouis, Howarth E., Meenakshi, J.V. and Pfeiffer, Wolfgang (2006) Biofortification of staple food crops. Journal of Nutrition, 136 (4), 1064-1067.

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Abstract

Deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and zinc affect over one-half of the world's population. Progress has been made to control micronutrient deficiencies through supplementation and food fortification, but new approaches are needed, especially to reach the rural poor. Biofortification (enriching the nutrition contribution of staple crops through plant breeding) is one option. Scientific evidence shows this is technically feasible without compromising agronomic productivity. Predictive cost-benefit analyses also support biofortification as being important in the armamentarium for controlling micronutrient deficiencies. The challenge is to get producers and consumers to accept biofortified crops and increase their intake of the target nutrients. With the advent of good seed systems, the development of markets and products, and demand creation, this can be achieved.

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Published date: April 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 61396
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/61396
ISSN: 0022-3166
PURE UUID: 68c29cc2-de85-425c-9cec-48e32b7e0e4c

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Date deposited: 23 Sep 2008
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 21:14

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Author: Penelope Nestel
Author: Howarth E. Bouis
Author: J.V. Meenakshi
Author: Wolfgang Pfeiffer

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