A study of household food security and adoption of biofortified crop varieties in Tanzania: the case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato
Food insecurity has become a key issue in the field of development in recent years with major inadequate intake of vitamin A-rich foods. Specifically, vitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a major health problem among poor developing-country households, especially in Africa. Efforts to combat VAD curre...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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IntechOpen
2017
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91977 |
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