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An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa

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Title An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa
 
Creator Bouis, H.
Saltzman, A.
Ball, A.
Covic, N.
Low, Jan W.
 
Subject nutrition
vitamin deficiencies
agriculture
biofortification
 
Description Mineral and vitamin deficiencies are a serious public health problem in Africa. The terrible consequences of these deficiencies are well known. Biofortification is the process of breeding nutrients into staple food crops. It is one cost-effective and sustainable agricultural investment that can help to reduce mineral and vitamin deficiencies, especially in the diets of the rural poor. This chapter discusses the key questions and impact pathway around which biofortification research has been oriented over the past 15 years, and sets the stage for subsequent chapters in this special issue on biofortification for the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development.
 
Date 2017
2018-04-02T00:32:29Z
2018-04-02T00:32:29Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Bouis, H.; Saltzman, A.; Low, J.; Ball, A.; Covic, N. 2017. An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. ISSN 1684-5374. 17(2):11848-11864.
1684-5374
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91978
https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.78.Harvestplus01
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 11848-11864
 
Publisher African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
 
Source African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development