Digital solutions to promote nutritious foods: Value chains for biofortified staples
Micronutrient (mineral and vitamin) deficiency is one of the three forms of malnutrition, alongside overweight or obesity and undernutrition. It affects more than 2 billion people globally, causing health problems, reducing productivity and curtailing income at individual and national level (IFPRI,...
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| description | Micronutrient (mineral and vitamin) deficiency is one of the three forms of malnutrition, alongside overweight or obesity and undernutrition. It affects more than 2 billion people globally, causing health problems, reducing productivity and curtailing income at individual and national level (IFPRI, 2016). Malnutrition, in all its forms, can be tackled with a healthy diet. Current food systems are unable to provide healthy diets for many, however, especially those in rural areas who cannot access or afford nutrient-dense foods and rely on staple crops for their calorific needs. The biofortification of staples commonly grown and consumed in lower- and middleincome countries (LMICs) with key micronutrients (such as vitamin A, iron and zinc) is a cost-effective and scalable strategy with proven potential to improve the micronutrient access of the population (Lockyer, White and Butriss, 2018; HarvestPlus, 2019; Bouis and Saltzman, 2017). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1422432024-10-25T07:53:16Z Digital solutions to promote nutritious foods: Value chains for biofortified staples Walton, Jenny Aytekin, Destan supply chains biofortification crops staple foods malnutrition nutrition trace elements blockchain technology digital technology Micronutrient (mineral and vitamin) deficiency is one of the three forms of malnutrition, alongside overweight or obesity and undernutrition. It affects more than 2 billion people globally, causing health problems, reducing productivity and curtailing income at individual and national level (IFPRI, 2016). Malnutrition, in all its forms, can be tackled with a healthy diet. Current food systems are unable to provide healthy diets for many, however, especially those in rural areas who cannot access or afford nutrient-dense foods and rely on staple crops for their calorific needs. The biofortification of staples commonly grown and consumed in lower- and middleincome countries (LMICs) with key micronutrients (such as vitamin A, iron and zinc) is a cost-effective and scalable strategy with proven potential to improve the micronutrient access of the population (Lockyer, White and Butriss, 2018; HarvestPlus, 2019; Bouis and Saltzman, 2017). 2020-08-01 2024-05-22T12:10:12Z 2024-05-22T12:10:12Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142243 en Open Access United Nations Systems Standing Committee on Nutrition Walton, Jenny; and Aytekin, Destan. 2020. Digital solutions to promote nutritious foods: Value chains for biofortified staples. UNSCN Nutrition 45: 122-124. https://www.unscn.org/uploads/web/news/UNSCN-Nutrition-45-WEB.pdf |
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| title | Digital solutions to promote nutritious foods: Value chains for biofortified staples |
| title_full | Digital solutions to promote nutritious foods: Value chains for biofortified staples |
| title_fullStr | Digital solutions to promote nutritious foods: Value chains for biofortified staples |
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| title_short | Digital solutions to promote nutritious foods: Value chains for biofortified staples |
| title_sort | digital solutions to promote nutritious foods value chains for biofortified staples |
| topic | supply chains biofortification crops staple foods malnutrition nutrition trace elements blockchain technology digital technology |
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