Biofortification of staple food crops

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dc.creatorNestel, Penelope
dc.creatorBouis, Howarth E.
dc.creatorMeenakshi, J.V.
dc.creatorPfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
dc.date2006
dc.date2014-09-24T08:41:48Z
dc.date2014-09-24T08:41:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:42:15Z
dc.descriptionDeficiencies 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/43223
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/85899
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNestel, Penelope; Bouis, Howarth E.; Meenakshi, J.V.; and Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H. 2006. Biofortification of staple food crops. Journal of Nutrition 126(4): 1064-1067. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/136.4.1064
dc.subjectfood enrichment
dc.subjectfood crops
dc.subjectplant breeding
dc.subjectiron
dc.subjectzinc
dc.subjectvitamins
dc.subjectenriquecimiento de los alimentos
dc.subjectcultivos alimenticios
dc.subjectfitomejoramiento
dc.subjecthierro
dc.subjectcinc
dc.subjectvitaminas
dc.titleBiofortification of staple food crops
dc.typeJournal Article

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