An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa

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dc.creatorBouis, Howarth E.
dc.creatorSaltzman, A.
dc.creatorBall, A.
dc.creatorCovic, Namukolo M.
dc.creatorLow, Jan W.
dc.date2017-01-01
dc.date2018-04-02T00:32:29Z
dc.date2018-04-02T00:32:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:00:42Z
dc.descriptionMineral and vitamin deficiencies are a serious public health problem in Africa. The terrible consequences of these deficiencies are well known. Biofortification is the process of breeding nutrients into staple food crops. It is one cost-effective and sustainable agricultural investment that can help to reduce mineral and vitamin deficiencies, especially in the diets of the rural poor. This chapter discusses the key questions and impact pathway around which biofortification research has been oriented over the past 15 years, and sets the stage for subsequent chapters in this special issue on biofortification for the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91978
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/152347
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBouis, H.; Saltzman, A.; Low, J.; Ball, A.; Covic, N. 2017. An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. ISSN 1684-5374. 17(2):11848-11864.
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectvitamin deficiencies
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectbiofortification
dc.subjectmicronutrient deficiencies
dc.titleAn overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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