The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries
Because of poor dietary quality and consequent widespread micronutrient malnutrition in low income countries, children and their mothers, who have higher requirements for vitamins and minerals due to rapid growth and reproduction respectively, have higher mortality, become sick more often, have thei...
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| author | Bouis, Howarth E. |
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| description | Because of poor dietary quality and consequent widespread micronutrient malnutrition in low income countries, children and their mothers, who have higher requirements for vitamins and minerals due to rapid growth and reproduction respectively, have higher mortality, become sick more often, have their cognitive abilities compromised for a lifetime, and are less productive members of the workforce. Their quality of life and aggregate economic growth are unnecessarily compromised. One way that biotechnology can help to improve the nutrition and health of consumers in developing countries is by increasing the vitamin and mineral content and their bioavailability in staple foods. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1718152025-01-29T12:58:47Z The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries Bouis, Howarth E. diet quality bioavailability genetically modified organisms human nutrition Because of poor dietary quality and consequent widespread micronutrient malnutrition in low income countries, children and their mothers, who have higher requirements for vitamins and minerals due to rapid growth and reproduction respectively, have higher mortality, become sick more often, have their cognitive abilities compromised for a lifetime, and are less productive members of the workforce. Their quality of life and aggregate economic growth are unnecessarily compromised. One way that biotechnology can help to improve the nutrition and health of consumers in developing countries is by increasing the vitamin and mineral content and their bioavailability in staple foods. 2007-01 2025-01-29T12:58:47Z 2025-01-29T12:58:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171815 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Bouis, Howarth E. 2007. The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries. Journal of Development Studies 43(1): 79-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220380601055585 |
| spellingShingle | diet quality bioavailability genetically modified organisms human nutrition Bouis, Howarth E. The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries |
| title | The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries |
| title_full | The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries |
| title_fullStr | The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries |
| title_short | The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries |
| title_sort | potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries |
| topic | diet quality bioavailability genetically modified organisms human nutrition |
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