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Enhancing nutritional value in fruit crops through biofortification: A comprehensive review

open access: yesThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2023
Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 (UN-SDG2) of eradicating all forms of hunger by 2030 is a formidable yet imperative challenge, given the constrained timeline and the adverse global repercussions of hunger on health and socio-economics ...
REETIKA SHARMA   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is the modified household food security survey (HFSS) questionnaire a practical tool for screening food insecurity? Evidence from northwest of Iran

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Adequate supplies of food and food security (FS) are the fundamental aspects of human societies, and considered one of the pivotal factors of individual and social health.
Helda Tutunchi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synopsis of 2014 Global hunger index: The challenge of hidden hunger

open access: yes, 2021
The 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the ninth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger. It shows that the world has made progress in reducing hunger since 1990, but still has far to go, with ...
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Wiesmann, Doris; Prasai, Nilam; Yin, Sandra; Yohannes, Yisehac; Menon, Purnima; Thompson, Jennifer; Sonntag, Andrea   +3 more
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Iron biofortification: a much-needed strategy for prevailing conditions of micronutrient malnutrition

open access: yesEQA, 2023
Micronutrient-malnutrition is one of the most serious battle human beings are fighting. The so-called Hidden hunger is all because of micronutrient deficiencies. Iron deficiency anemia is affecting more people than any other prevailing disorder. However,
Zain Mushtaq   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanisms underlying cereal/legume intercropping as nature-based biofortification: A review

open access: yesFood Production, Processing and Nutrition, 2022
The deficiencies of micronutrients known as hidden hunger are severely affecting more than one-half of the world’s population, which is highly related to low bioavailability of micronutrients, poor quality diets, and consumption of cereal-based foods in ...
Addisu Ebbisa
doaj   +1 more source

Iron Biofortification in Rice: An Update on Quantitative Trait Loci and Candidate Genes

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Rice is the most versatile model for cereals and also an economically relevant food crop; as a result, it is the most suitable species for molecular characterization of Fe homeostasis and biofortification.
B. P. Mallikarjuna Swamy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wheat Biofortification: Utilizing Natural Genetic Diversity, Genome-Wide Association Mapping, Genomic Selection, and Genome Editing Technologies

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Alleviating micronutrients associated problems in children below five years and women of childbearing age, remains a significant challenge, especially in resource-poor nations.
Om Prakash Gupta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Human and Economic Cost of Hidden Hunger [PDF]

open access: yesFood and Nutrition Bulletin, 2007
Background Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem in many developing countries. Its negative impact on income growth is recognized in principle, but there are widely varying estimates of the related economic cost. Objective
Stein, Alexander J., Qaim, Matin
openaire   +3 more sources

Tingkat Pendapatan, Kecukupan Energi dan Hidden Hunger dengan Status Gizi Balita

open access: yesJurnal Kesehatan, 2018
Nutritional status is a condition caused by the balance between nutrient intake with nutritional needs for metabolism. Several factors which affect the nutritional status of under five years old children are income, energy intake, micronutrient intake ...
Yeni Reska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic, biochemical, mineral and fatty acid profiles of edible Brassicaceae microgreens establish them as promising functional food

open access: yesFood Chemistry Advances, 2023
Hidden hunger due to micronutrient deficiencies affecting one in three people is a global concern. Identifying functional foods which provide vital health beneficial components in addition to the nutrients is of immense health relevance.
Yogesh Pant   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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