The CGIAR micronutrients project: justification, history, objectives, and summary of findings
In this paper, the authors describe a strategy of breeding plants that enrich themselves, that load high amounts of minerals and vitamins into their edible parts, has the potential for substantially reducing recurrent costs that are associated with other strategies, such as fortification and supplem...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1999
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161350 |
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