A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops

Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread health problem in the developing world. Most efforts to combat this issue have focused on providing vitamin and mineral supplements to vulnerable population groups and/or fortifying foods through postproduction processing. The outcome of these interventions h...

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Autores principales: Potts, Michael J., Nagujja, Stella
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160298
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description Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread health problem in the developing world. Most efforts to combat this issue have focused on providing vitamin and mineral supplements to vulnerable population groups and/or fortifying foods through postproduction processing. The outcome of these interventions has not always been successful; particularly as isolated communities are often not reached due to logistical problems or do not regularly consume processed products. Also, supplementation interventions are frequently dependent on external funding and thus their sustainability is questionable.
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spelling CGSpace1602982025-11-06T07:43:02Z A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops Potts, Michael J. Nagujja, Stella micronutrient malnutrition biofortification household food security nutrition policies Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread health problem in the developing world. Most efforts to combat this issue have focused on providing vitamin and mineral supplements to vulnerable population groups and/or fortifying foods through postproduction processing. The outcome of these interventions has not always been successful; particularly as isolated communities are often not reached due to logistical problems or do not regularly consume processed products. Also, supplementation interventions are frequently dependent on external funding and thus their sustainability is questionable. 2007 2024-11-21T09:50:26Z 2024-11-21T09:50:26Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160298 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Potts, Michael J. and Nagujja, Stella. 2007. A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops. HarvestPlus Working Paper 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160298
spellingShingle micronutrient malnutrition
biofortification
household food security
nutrition policies
Potts, Michael J.
Nagujja, Stella
A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops
title A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops
title_full A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops
title_fullStr A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops
title_full_unstemmed A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops
title_short A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops
title_sort review of agriculture and health policies in uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops
topic micronutrient malnutrition
biofortification
household food security
nutrition policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160298
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