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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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Methods matter: a meta-regression on the determinants of willingness-to-pay studies on biofortified foods.
Hans De Steur,Joshua Wesana,Joshua Wesana,Dieter Blancquaert,Dominique Van Der Straeten,Xavier Gellynck +5 more
TL;DR: This review presents a meta‐analysis of WTP studies on biofortified foods, either developed through conventional breeding or using genetic modification technology, to allow researchers to better anticipate potential methodological biases when examining WTP for (biofortified) foods.
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Information, branding, certification, and consumer willingness to pay for high-iron pearl millet: Evidence from experimental auctions in Maharashtra, India
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used hedonic testing methods and the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak mechanism to estimate consumer demand for bio-fortified high-iron pearl millet (HIPM) in Maharashtra, India.
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Biosynthetic Gene Pyramiding Leads to Ascorbate Accumulation with Enhanced Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Tomato
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provided the first comprehensive analysis of gene pyramiding for ascorbate biosynthesis in tomato and showed that increased accumulation of AsA was due to multigene regulation in AsA biosynthesis.
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Staple crops biofortified with increased micronutrient content: effects on vitamin and mineral status, as well as health and cognitive function in the general population
María Nieves García-Casal,Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas,Helena Pachón,Luz Maria De-Regil,Elizabeth Centeno Tablante,Monica C Flores-Urrutia +5 more
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GM biofortified crops: potential effects on targeting the micronutrient intake gap in human populations.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the potential role of GM bio-fortified crops in closing the micronutrient gap and increasing the dietary intake of microns in human populations.
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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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