Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan

Zinc is an important nutrient for human health, especially for the growth of children (Caulfield and Black 2004). In 2011 Pakistan’s National Nutrition Survey found that zinc deficiency is high (47 percent) among children under-five years of age and women of child-bearing age. Nearly 42 percent of n...

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Autores principales: Nazli, Hina, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Smale, Melinda, Malik, Sohail Jehangir, Birol, Ekin
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150170
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author Nazli, Hina
Asare-Marfo, Dorene
Smale, Melinda
Malik, Sohail Jehangir
Birol, Ekin
author_browse Asare-Marfo, Dorene
Birol, Ekin
Malik, Sohail Jehangir
Nazli, Hina
Smale, Melinda
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Asare-Marfo, Dorene
Smale, Melinda
Malik, Sohail Jehangir
Birol, Ekin
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description Zinc is an important nutrient for human health, especially for the growth of children (Caulfield and Black 2004). In 2011 Pakistan’s National Nutrition Survey found that zinc deficiency is high (47 percent) among children under-five years of age and women of child-bearing age. Nearly 42 percent of non-pregnant women, 48 percent of pregnant women, and 37 percent of children are estimated to be zinc deficient.
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spelling CGSpace1501702025-11-06T07:34:27Z Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan Nazli, Hina Asare-Marfo, Dorene Smale, Melinda Malik, Sohail Jehangir Birol, Ekin biofortification smallholders malnutrition nutrition varieties trace elements children wheat zinc Zinc is an important nutrient for human health, especially for the growth of children (Caulfield and Black 2004). In 2011 Pakistan’s National Nutrition Survey found that zinc deficiency is high (47 percent) among children under-five years of age and women of child-bearing age. Nearly 42 percent of non-pregnant women, 48 percent of pregnant women, and 37 percent of children are estimated to be zinc deficient. 2014 2024-08-01T02:50:54Z 2024-08-01T02:50:54Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150170 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nazli, Hina; Asare-Marfo, Dorene; Smale, Melinda; Malik, Sohail Jehangir and Birol, Ekin. 2014. Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan. HarvestPlus Research for Action 2. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150170
spellingShingle biofortification
smallholders
malnutrition
nutrition
varieties
trace elements
children
wheat
zinc
Nazli, Hina
Asare-Marfo, Dorene
Smale, Melinda
Malik, Sohail Jehangir
Birol, Ekin
Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan
title Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan
title_full Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan
title_fullStr Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan
title_short Smallholder farming and crop variety choice: Wheat variety choice in Pakistan
title_sort smallholder farming and crop variety choice wheat variety choice in pakistan
topic biofortification
smallholders
malnutrition
nutrition
varieties
trace elements
children
wheat
zinc
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150170
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