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Biofortification in Underutilized Staple Crops for Nutrition in Asia and Africa

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Title Biofortification in Underutilized Staple Crops for Nutrition in Asia and Africa
 
Creator Pfeiffer, W
Andersson, M
Govindaraj, M
Parminder, V
Cherian, B
Illona, P
Magezi, S
Mulambu, J
 
Subject Biofortification
Food and Nutrition
Food Security
Asia
Africa
 
Description Malnutrition is one of the biggest public health challenges of the century with about 2 billion people
affected by it globally. Biofortification is the process of breeding micronutrients traits into staple food crops,
which is bioavailable to make a positive measurable impact to the population that eats such staples on a
daily basis. It is a cost-effective, sustainable strategy and complementary in nature to the existing market
interventions. Iron pearl millet, iron beans, vitamin A cassava and orange sweet potato can contribute to
increase household nutrition in the Asia and Africa. Over the years evidences gathered by partners in crop
breeding, nutrition studies and delivery experiences will help to build the foundation for scaling out further to
reach millions who need the most.
 
Publisher Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)
 
Contributor Tyagi, R K
Pandey, A
Agrawal, A
Varaprasad, K S
Paroda, R S
Khetarpal, R K
 
Date 2018
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10746/1/Regional-Expert-Consultaton.pdf
Pfeiffer, W and Andersson, M and Govindaraj, M and Parminder, V and Cherian, B and Illona, P and Magezi, S and Mulambu, J (2018) Biofortification in Underutilized Staple Crops for Nutrition in Asia and Africa. In: Regional Expert Consultation on Underutilized Crops for Food and Nutritional Security in Asia and the Pacific – Thematic, Strategic Papers and Country Status Reports. Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 70-81. ISBN 978-616-7101-10-1