Availability, production, and consumption of crops biofortified by plant breeding: current evidence and future potential

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dc.creatorSaltzman, Amy
dc.creatorBirol, Ekin
dc.creatorOparinde, Adewale
dc.creatorAndersson, Meike S.
dc.creatorAsare-Marfo, Dorene
dc.creatorDiressie, Michael T.
dc.creatorGonzález, Carolina
dc.creatorLividini, Keith
dc.creatorMoursi, Mourad
dc.creatorZeller, Manfred
dc.date2017-02
dc.date2017-03-08T18:33:25Z
dc.date2017-03-08T18:33:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:36:19Z
dc.descriptionBiofortification is the process of increasing the density of vitamins and minerals in a crop through plant breeding—using either conventional methods or genetic engineering—or through agronomic practices. Over the past 15 years, conventional breeding efforts have resulted in the development of varieties of several staple food crops with significant levels of the three micronutrients most limiting in diets: zinc, iron, and vitamin A. More than 15 million people in developing countries now grow and consume biofortified crops. Evidence from nutrition research shows that biofortified varieties provide considerable amounts of bioavailable micronutrients, and consumption of these varieties can improve micronutrient deficiency status among target populations. Farmer adoption and consumer acceptance research shows that farmers and consumers like the various production and consumption characteristics of biofortified varieties, as much as (if not more than) popular conventional varieties, even in the absence of nutritional information. Further development and delivery of these micronutrient‐rich varieties can potentially reduce hidden hunger, especially in rural populations whose diets rely on staple food crops. Future work includes strengthening the supply of and the demand for biofortified staple food crops and facilitating targeted investment to those crop–country combinations that have the highest potential nutritional impact.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/80127
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/82970
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSaltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Oparinde, Adewale; Andersson, Meike S.; Asare-Marfo, Dorene; Diressie, Michael T.; Gonzalez, Carolina; Lividini, Keith; Moursi, Mourad; Zeller, Manfred. 2017. Availability, production, and consumption of crops biofortified by plant breeding: current evidence and future potential. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1390: 104-114.
dc.subjectfood fortification
dc.subjectfood enrichment
dc.subjecthuman nutrition
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectplant breeding
dc.subjectfortificación de alimentos
dc.subjectenriquecimiento de los alimentos
dc.subjectnutrición humana
dc.subjectmalnutrición
dc.subjectfitomejoramiento
dc.subjectrural population
dc.subjectbiofortification
dc.subjectfood crops
dc.subjectproduction
dc.subjectconsumer behaviour
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectconsumption
dc.subjectdeficiencies
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectcrops
dc.subjectnutrients
dc.subjectmicronutrient deficiencies
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectmineral nutrients
dc.subjectvitamins
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectconsumers
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectconsumer attitudes
dc.titleAvailability, production, and consumption of crops biofortified by plant breeding: current evidence and future potential
dc.typeJournal Article

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