Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Reduce Hidden Hunger

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dc.creatorBouis, Howarth E.
dc.creatorIslam, Yassir
dc.date2012
dc.date2024-10-01T13:58:45Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:58:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:07:56Z
dc.descriptionExperts estimate that 2 billion people, mostly in poorer countries, suffer from micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger (WHO and FAO 2006). This is caused by a lack of critical micronutrients such as vitamin A, zinc, and iron in the diet. Hidden hunger impairs the mental and physical development of children and adolescents and can result in lower IQ, stunting, and blindness; women and children are especially vulnerable. Hidden hunger also reduces the productivity of adult men and women due to increased risk of illness and reduced work capacity.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153983
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95493
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296732
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBouis, Howarth E.; Islam, Yassir 2012. Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Reduce Hidden Hunger. In Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health. Ed. Shenggen Fan and Rajul Pandya-Lorch. Chapter 10. Pp. 83-92. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153983
dc.subjectfood supply
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjecthealth
dc.titleBiofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Reduce Hidden Hunger
dc.typeBook Chapter

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