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Economics of Biofortification [PDF]

Agricultural Economics, 2007
Micronutrient malnutrition affects billions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Different micronutrient interventions are currently being used, but their overall coverage is relatively limited. Biofortification that is, breeding staple
Meenakshi, J.V., Qaim, Matin, Stein, Alexander J.   +2 more
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Iodine biofortification of crops: agronomic biofortification, metabolic engineering and iodine bioavailability [PDF]

Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2017
Iodine deficiency is a widespread micronutrient malnutrition problem, and the addition of iodine to table salt represents the most common prophylaxis tool.
Gonzali, Silvia, Kiferle, Claudia, Perata, Pierdomenico   +2 more
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Optimizing Agronomic Zinc Biofortification in Carrots. [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
Okyere-Prah G, Asare PA, Amoah KK, Atiah K, Teye M, Darkwa AA, Macarthur RL, Adu MO.   +7 more
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Microbial bioformulation: a microbial assisted biostimulating fertilization technique for sustainable agriculture

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Addressing the pressing issues of increased food demand, declining crop productivity under varying agroclimatic conditions, and the deteriorating soil health resulting from the overuse of agricultural chemicals, requires innovative and effective ...
Amir Khan, Ajay Veer Singh, Shiv Shanker Gautam, Aparna Agarwal, Arjita Punetha, Viabhav Kumar Upadhayay, Bharti Kukreti, Vindhya Bundela, Arun Kumar Jugran, Reeta Goel   +9 more
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Biofortification in Cereals [PDF]

, 2023
Rupesh Deshmukh, Altafhusain B. Nadaf, Waquar Akhter Ansari, Kashmir Singh, Humira Sonah   +4 more
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Critical review of indicators, metrics, methods, and tools for monitoring and evaluation of biofortification programs at scale

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Sound monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems are needed to inform effective biofortification program management and implementation. Despite the existence of M&E frameworks for biofortification programs, the use of indicators, metrics, methods ...
Santiago Rodas-Moya, Francesca M. Giudici, Bho Mudyahoto, Ekin Birol, Stephen R. Kodish, Carl Lachat, Taymara C. Abreu, Taymara C. Abreu, Alida Melse-Boonstra, Karin H. van het Hof, Inge D. Brouwer, Saskia Osendarp, Saskia Osendarp, Edith J. M. Feskens   +13 more
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Agronomic biofortification of food crops: An emerging opportunity for global food and nutritional security

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Fortification of food with mineral micronutrients and micronutrient supplementation occupied the center stage during the two-year-long Corona Pandemic, highlighting the urgent need to focus on micronutrition.
Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj, Sukirtee Chejara, Kapil Malik, Raj Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Rajender Kumar Yadav   +5 more
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Toward eradication of B-vitamin deficiencies : considerations for crop biofortification [PDF]

, 2018
'Hidden hunger' involves insufficient intake of micronutrients and is estimated to affect over two billion people on a global scale. Malnutrition of vitamins and minerals is known to cause an alarming number of casualties, even in the developed world ...
Strobbe, Simon, Van Der Straeten, Dominique   +1 more
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Insight into the Prospects for Nanotechnology in Wheat Biofortification

Biology, 2021
The deficiency of nutrients in food crops is a major issue affecting the health of human beings, mainly in underdeveloped areas. Despite the development in the methods of food fortification, several barriers such as lack of proper regulations and smaller
Mohd. Kamran Khan, Anamika Pandey, Mehmet Hamurcu, Sait Gezgin, Tabinda Athar, Vishnu D. Rajput, Om Prakash Gupta, Tatiana Minkina   +7 more
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Does Adoption of Biofortification Increase Return on Investment? Evidence from Wheat Farmers in China

Agronomy, 2022
Biofortification is a new agricultural intervention to alleviate hidden hunger in China and even the world. Exploring the impact of farmers′ adoption of biofortification on return on investment (ROI), which is calculated from farmers′ production net ...
Jing Zeng, Han Li, Yifan Tang, Ping Qing
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