Biofortification of staple food crops: Six questions
More than half the world’s population suffers from micronutrient malnutrition. Biofortification of staple food crops is a new public health approach to control vitamin A, iron, and zinc deficiencies in poor countries. Biofortification is the development of micronutrient ‐ dense staple crops using tr...
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| Formato: | Resumen |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160535 |
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