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Enhancing Nutrition: A Review of Provitamin A Carotenoid Cassava Breeding Initiatives in East Africa

Advances in Agriculture
Biofortification of staple food stands as one of the most reliable methods of alleviating vitamin A deficiency (VAD). Evidence suggests that introducing provitamin A carotenoid (pVAC) cassava into the diets of preschool and primary school children in ...
Wilfred Abincha, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Lilian Noela Wesonga, Murenga Mwimali, Alfred Ozimati, Ismail Siraj Kayondo, Kwadwo Ofori, Pangirayi Tongoona, Benjamin Musembi Kivuva   +8 more
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Selenium biofortification and phytoremediation phytotechnologies: A review [PDF]

, 2017
Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A. H., Schiavon, Michela   +1 more
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A note on the effectiveness of selenium supplementation of Irish-grown Allium crops. [PDF]

, 2014
peer-reviewedThis study is funded by the Department of Agriculture and Food through the Network and Team Building Initiative of the Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM Reference Number 06/NITARFC6).Onions and other Allium crops contain high levels ...
Brunton, Nigel, Finn, Leo, Gaffney, Michael, Rai, Dilip K., Reilly, Kim, Valverde, Juan   +5 more
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Chemotypic variation explaining traditional selection of tropical root crops in Vanuatu, South Pacific [PDF]

, 2009
Understanding chemical variations in edible plant organs is essential for a better understanding of crop genetic diversity in traditional fields as well as for selection.
Bernillon, Stéphane, Champagne, Antoine, Hilbert, Ghislaine, Lebot, Vincent, Legendre, Laurent   +4 more
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Biofortification strategies for enhancing metal and metalloid tolerance in crop plants

Discover Agriculture
This comprehensive review examines biofortification strategies for enhancing crop tolerance to metals and metalloids while improving nutritional quality.
Shivani Garg, Urvashi Kashyap, Pooja Arora   +2 more
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Potential Impacts of Iron Biofortification in India [PDF]

Iron deficiency is a widespread nutritional problem in developing countries, causing impaired physical activity and cognitive development, as well as maternal mortality.
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Meenakshi, J.V., Nestel, Penelope, Qaim, Matin, Sachdev, H.P.S., Stein, Alexander J.   +5 more
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Strategies for biofortification in Brazil. [PDF]

, 2017
Micronutrient deficiencies in the developing world. Biofortification as an intervention strategy. Brazil's biofortification programs.
BASSINELLO, P. Z., BOUIS, H., CARVALHO, H. W. L. de, CARVALHO, J. L. V. de, CURADO, F. F., DEL PELOSO, M. J., FIGUEIREDO, R., FUKUDA, W., NEVES, P. de C. F., NUTTI, M. R., RAMOS, S. R. R., RANGEL, C. N., ROCHA, M. de M., SALVADOR, L., SCHAFFERT, R. E., SHEEREN, P. L., SILVA, E. M. M. da, SILVA, J. B. C. da, WATANABE, E.   +18 more
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A latent class approach to investigating farmer demand for biofortified staple food crops in developing countries: The case of high-iron pearl millet in Maharashtra, India [PDF]

This study explores farmer acceptance and valuation of a biofortified staple food crop in a developing country prior to its commercialization. We focus on the hypothetical introduction of a high-iron pearl millet variety in Maharashtra, India, where ...
Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Birol, Ekin, Karandikar,Bhushana, Roy, Devesh   +3 more
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Food Biofortification

Journal of Chemistry, 2019
Agnieszka Saeid, Ami Patel, Magdalena Jastrzębska, Mariusz Korczyński   +3 more
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Health benefits of biofortification - an ex-ante analysis of iron-rich rice and wheat in India [PDF]

Hunger is acknowledged to impose a heavy burden on humankind with severe negative health consequences. Micronutrient malnutrition, or "hidden hunger", is an even more widespread problem, to which economic development and income growth alone are not ...
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Meenakshi, J.V., Nestel, Penelope, Qaim, Matin, Sachdev, H.P.S., Stein, Alexander J.   +5 more
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