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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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The differential impact of four tropical species of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) on biofortified cassava
TL;DR: In this paper , the root-knot nematodes (RKN) infection of six popular cassava cultivars were evaluated for their response to M. arenaria infection.
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Identification of High-Yielding Iron-Biofortified Open-Pollinated Varieties of Pearl Millet in West Africa.
Prakash Gangashetty,Mohammed Riyazaddin,Moussa D. Sanogo,Drabo Inousa,Kassari Ango Issoufou,Peter Anabire Asungre,Ousmane Sy,Mahalingam Govindaraj,Angarawai Ijantiku Ignatius +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the newly developed open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) for field testing were evaluated for grain yield, grain iron (Fe), and grain zinc (Zn) contents across 10 locations in West Africa.
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Information, Branding, Certification, and Consumer Willingness to Pay for High-Iron Pearl Millet: Experimental Evidence from Maharashtra, India
TL;DR: It is found that even in the absence of nutrition information, consumers assign a small but significant premium to the HIPM variety relative to the local variety, consistent with consumers’ more favorable rating of the sensory characteristics of the high-iron variety.
The hidden hunger and strategies for its alleviation – A review
Bindu Sadanandan,Channa rayappa +1 more
TL;DR: Developing well researched & tailored micronutrient malnutrition management strategies & their effective implementation is a need of the hour.
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Quality Improvement in Chickpea
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the target traits for bio-fortification, assessment of chickpea germplasm for variability in the target trait, identification of quantitative trait loci and markers associated with those traits.
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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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