Biofortified sweet potatoes
Vitamin A deficiency affects over 140 million children under the age of five. In the absence of adequate amounts of vitamin A immune systems suffer irreversible damage and blindness occurs. A recent study found that boiled orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) contained over 1,000 Retinol Activity Equiv...
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| Format: | Brochure |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2006
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160492 |
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