Biofortification: harnessing agricultural technology to improve the health of the poor
This brief discusses a new breed of ultra-nourishing crops capable of alleviating malnutrition in even the most hard-to-reach populations—crops such as rice loaded with iron, maize packed with zinc, and wheat strengthened with vitamin A. These staples would need no commercial fortification, and coul...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2002
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155608 |
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