Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia
Micronutrient deficiency, especially vitamin A deficiency, is a major problem in developing countries (Aguayo and Baker 2005; Black et al. 2008; Kennedy et al. 2003). Various strategies have been developed to combat vitamin A deficiency, including vitamin A supplementation (in the form of capsules),...
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| author | De Groote, Hugo Gitonga, Zachary Smale, Melinda Asare-Marfo, Dorene Kasuta, Earnest Birol, Ekin Sonder, Kai |
| author_browse | Asare-Marfo, Dorene Birol, Ekin De Groote, Hugo Gitonga, Zachary Kasuta, Earnest Smale, Melinda Sonder, Kai |
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| description | Micronutrient deficiency, especially vitamin A deficiency, is a major problem in developing countries (Aguayo and Baker 2005; Black et al. 2008; Kennedy et al. 2003). Various strategies have been developed to combat vitamin A deficiency, including vitamin A supplementation (in the form of capsules), food fortification, and the promotion of household vegetable gardens. In Zambia, where more than half of preschool children are at risk for vitamin A deficiency (Micronutrient Initiative 2009), biannual capsules are provided to children in combination with vaccinations, and sugar is fortified with retinol, the pure form of vitamin A (Fiedler et al. 2013). Unfortunately, rural households are harder to reach with supplementation, and they do not consume many of the fortified processed foods. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1501692025-11-06T07:27:16Z Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia De Groote, Hugo Gitonga, Zachary Smale, Melinda Asare-Marfo, Dorene Kasuta, Earnest Birol, Ekin Sonder, Kai biofortification hybrids maize retinol trace elements children Micronutrient deficiency, especially vitamin A deficiency, is a major problem in developing countries (Aguayo and Baker 2005; Black et al. 2008; Kennedy et al. 2003). Various strategies have been developed to combat vitamin A deficiency, including vitamin A supplementation (in the form of capsules), food fortification, and the promotion of household vegetable gardens. In Zambia, where more than half of preschool children are at risk for vitamin A deficiency (Micronutrient Initiative 2009), biannual capsules are provided to children in combination with vaccinations, and sugar is fortified with retinol, the pure form of vitamin A (Fiedler et al. 2013). Unfortunately, rural households are harder to reach with supplementation, and they do not consume many of the fortified processed foods. 2014 2024-08-01T02:50:53Z 2024-08-01T02:50:53Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150169 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute De Groote, Hugo; Gitonga, Zachary; Smale, Melinda; Asare-Marfo, Dorene; Kasuta, Earnest; Birol, Ekin and Sonder, Kai. 2014. Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia. HarvestPlus Research for Action 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150169 |
| spellingShingle | biofortification hybrids maize retinol trace elements children De Groote, Hugo Gitonga, Zachary Smale, Melinda Asare-Marfo, Dorene Kasuta, Earnest Birol, Ekin Sonder, Kai Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia |
| title | Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia |
| title_full | Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia |
| title_fullStr | Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia |
| title_short | Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Maize variety choice in Zambia |
| title_sort | smallholder farming and crop variety choice maize variety choice in zambia |
| topic | biofortification hybrids maize retinol trace elements children |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150169 |
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