World Health Organization Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 refers to biofortification and indicates that 20 countries have included biofortification as an action area in their national policies

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
Format:	Informe técnico
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2018
Subjects:	policies health nutrition development rural development biofortification systems agrifood systems organizations
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/124891

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