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Combating Micronutrient Malnutrition With Biofortified Lentils.

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Title Combating Micronutrient Malnutrition With Biofortified Lentils.
 
Creator Sarker, Ashutosh
 
Contributor Agrawal, Shiv Kumar
 
Subject food
Lentil
 
Description Over two billion people in the developing world are malnourished and affected especially by micronutrient malnutrition. More than 47% of women and pre-school children in developing countries suffer from iron deficiency that impairs physical and mental growth. Zinc deficiency is also prevalent in the developing world that hampers growth and development, and weakens the immune system.
Through genetic enhancements, ICARDA scientists have developed micronutrient-dense varieties of lentil, a staple diet of many poor people in the regions of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. This biofortification of lentil with iron and zinc, has proved to be an effective measure to combat micronutrient malnutrition, the hidden hunger.
 
Date 2015-10-31
2017-01-05T19:39:25Z
2017-01-05T19:39:25Z
 
Type Brief
 
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Ashutosh Sarker, Shiv Kumar Agrawal. (31/10/2015). Combating Micronutrient Malnutrition With Biofortified Lentils. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5160
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)