Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Reduce Hidden Hunger
Experts estimate that 2 billion people, mostly in poorer countries, suffer from micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger (WHO and FAO 2006). This is caused by a lack of critical micronutrients such as vitamin A, zinc, and iron in the diet. Hidden hunger impairs the mental and physical...
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| description | Experts estimate that 2 billion people, mostly in poorer countries, suffer from micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger (WHO and FAO 2006). This is caused by a lack of critical micronutrients such as vitamin A, zinc, and iron in the diet. Hidden hunger impairs the mental and physical development of children and adolescents and can result in lower IQ, stunting, and blindness; women and children are especially vulnerable. Hidden hunger also reduces the productivity of adult men and women due to increased risk of illness and reduced work capacity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1539832025-11-06T03:57:12Z Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Reduce Hidden Hunger Bouis, Howarth E. Islam, Yassir food supply nutrition policies agriculture public health nutrition health Experts estimate that 2 billion people, mostly in poorer countries, suffer from micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger (WHO and FAO 2006). This is caused by a lack of critical micronutrients such as vitamin A, zinc, and iron in the diet. Hidden hunger impairs the mental and physical development of children and adolescents and can result in lower IQ, stunting, and blindness; women and children are especially vulnerable. Hidden hunger also reduces the productivity of adult men and women due to increased risk of illness and reduced work capacity. 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:45Z 2024-10-01T13:58:45Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153983 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296732 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bouis, Howarth E.; Islam, Yassir 2012. Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Reduce Hidden Hunger. In Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health. Ed. Shenggen Fan and Rajul Pandya-Lorch. Chapter 10. Pp. 83-92. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153983 |
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| title_short | Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Reduce Hidden Hunger |
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