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Biofortification: Progress toward a more nourishing future
Amy Saltzman,Ekin Birol,Howarth E. Bouis,Erick Boy,Fabiana F. De Moura,Yassir Islam,Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer +6 more
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The results of efficacy and effectiveness studies, as well as recent successes in delivery, provide evidence that biofortification is a promising strategy for combating hidden hunger.About:
This article is published in Global Food Security.The article was published on 2013-03-01. It has received 332 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biofortification.read more
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Zinc bioavailability in maize grains in response of phosphorous–zinc interaction
TL;DR: In this article, a field experiment was conducted to investigate the interactive effect of Zn (0 and 16 kg ha−1) and Phosphorous (P) on growth, yield and grain Zn concentration of two maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes.
Acceptance and adoption of biofortified crops in low- and middle-income countries
TL;DR: Sensory acceptance was good, and availability and information on health benefits of the crops were the most important determinants of acceptance and adoption, among consumers and producers in low‐ and middle‐income countries.
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Quantifying, Projecting, and Addressing India's Hidden Hunger
TL;DR: Food system pathways from crop production through to household-level food availability, for a range of key vitamins, minerals and amino acids are mapped, for the first time, to identify potential intervention points in the food system and the capacity of these interventions to address deficiency.
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Zinc in plants: Integrating homeostasis and biofortification
Kai Jensen,Yiwang Chen +1 more
TL;DR: A review of the current understanding of zinc homeostasis in plants from both molecular and physiological perspectives is provided in this paper , where the authors outline a push-pull model of zinc nutrition in plants as a simplifying concept.
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Biofortification: A New Tool to Reduce Micronutrient Malnutrition
TL;DR: Objective HarvestPlus seeks to develop and distribute varieties of food staples that are high in iron, zinc, and provitamin A through an interdisciplinary, global alliance of scientific institutions and implementing agencies in developing and developed countries.
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Biofortification of Staple Food Crops
TL;DR: Scientific evidence shows biofortification as being important in the armamentarium for controlling micronutrient deficiencies and the challenge is to get producers and consumers to accept biofortified crops and increase their intake of the target nutrients.
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HarvestPlus: Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition
TL;DR: For biofortification to succeed, product profiles developed by plant breeders must be driven by nutrition research and impact objectives and that nutrition research must understand that the probability of success for biofortified crops increases substantially when product concepts consider farmer adoption and, hence, agronomic superiority.
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A Food-Based Approach Introducing Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Increased Vitamin A Intake and Serum Retinol Concentrations in Young Children in Rural Mozambique
TL;DR: Integrated promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato can complement other approaches and contribute to increases in vitamin A intake and serum retinol concentrations in young children in rural Mozambique and similar areas in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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β-Carotene–rich orange-fleshed sweet potato improves the vitamin A status of primary school children assessed with the modified-relative-dose-response test
Paul J van Jaarsveld,Mieke Faber,Sherry A. Tanumihardjo,P Nestel,Carl Lombard,Ambrose J Spinnler Benadé +5 more
TL;DR: Consumption of OFSP improves vitamin A status and can play a significant role in developing countries as a viable long-term food-based strategy for controlling vitamin A deficiency in children.
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