Reducing mineral and vitamin deficiencies through biofortification: Progress under HarvestPlus

HarvestPlus estimates that 20 million farmers and consumers presently grow and consume biofortified crops in 8 target countries. The final and major challenge is to mainstream biofortification into the fabric of “business-as-usual” of a range of organizations - public and private agricultural resear...

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Main Author: Bouis, Howarth E.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Karger AG 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145647
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Summary:HarvestPlus estimates that 20 million farmers and consumers presently grow and consume biofortified crops in 8 target countries. The final and major challenge is to mainstream biofortification into the fabric of “business-as-usual” of a range of organizations - public and private agricultural research, institutions that focus on bringing improved agricultural technologies to farmers including multi-lateral lending institutions, private companies, non-governmental organizations, and the policies and programs of national governments, regional organizations, and UN agencies.