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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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Sustainable Management and Production of Biofortified Crops Through Green Technology
TL;DR: In this article , the authors summarize the bio-fortification research that has been conducted on disparate crops, including maize, Vitamin A-rich rice, Fe-and Zn-rich sorghum and pearl millet, anthocyanin-and β carotene-rich sweet potato, and several other crops for different micronutrients.
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Harmful effects of malnutrition and possible sustainable solution
TL;DR: Malnutrition mainly affects an individual’s immune system, lean body mass, cardio-respiratory functions, muscle functions, and can be caused due to many factors including unavailability of food, poverty, higher food prices and many more.
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Carotenoids in Cassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz)
TL;DR: In this article , the authors highlight various prediction tools employed for carotenoid content in fresh cassava roots, including molecular marker-assisted strategies developed to fast-track the conventional breeding for increased carotens in cassava.
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Vegetable Biofortification: An Underexploited Silver Lining for Malnutrition Management
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Land Tenure, Land Property Rights and Adoption of Bio-fortified Cassava in Nigeria: Policy Implications:
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated land tenure, land right and rental system, as it relates to adoption of bio-fortified cassava in Nigeria, in three states in Nigeria.
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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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