Prioritizing countries for biofortification interventions using country-level data

The aim of this paper is to develop and implement country-crop-micronutrient–specific biofortification prioritization indices (BPIs) that will rank countries according to their suitability for investment in biofortification interventions to be used by various stakeholders with differing objectives....

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Autores principales: Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Birol, Ekin, González, Carolina, Moursi, Mourad, Perez, Salomon, Schwarz, Jana, Zeller, Manfred
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153619
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Sumario:The aim of this paper is to develop and implement country-crop-micronutrient–specific biofortification prioritization indices (BPIs) that will rank countries according to their suitability for investment in biofortification interventions to be used by various stakeholders with differing objectives. BPIs combine subindices for production, consumption, and micronutrient deficiency, using country-level crop production and consumption data primarily from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and iron, zinc, and vitamin A deficiency data from the World Health Organization (WHO).