Biofortification is an upcoming, promising, cost-effective, and sustainable technique of
delivering micronutrients to a population that has limited access to diverse diets and other …

Biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, provides a sustainable,
long-term strategy for delivering micronutrients to rural populations in developing countries …

This open access book examines the interactions between India's economic development,
agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” …

Background The density of minerals and vitamins in food staples eaten widely by the poor
may be increased either through conventional plant breeding or through the use of …

Minerals and vitamins in food staples eaten widely by the poor may be increased either
through conventional plant breeding or through use of transgenic techniques, a process …

Common beans are a staple food and the major source of iron for populations in Eastern
Africa and Latin America. Bean iron concentration is high and can be further increased by …

Malnutrition—in the form of insufficient energy intakes—affects millions of people worldwide
and the negative impact of this kind of hunger is well acknowledged, not least by …

Genetically modified (GM) crops have been used commercially for more than 10 years.
Available impact studies of insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant crops show that these …

In this paper, we review existing food and nutrition security indicators, discuss some of their
advantages and disadvantages, and finally classify them and describe their relationships …

Biofortification is increasingly seen as an additional tool to combat micronutrient
malnutrition. This paper estimates the costs and potential benefits of biofortification of …