Biofortification through plant breeding is a sustainable approach to improve the nutritional
profile of food crops. The majority of the world's population depends on staple food crops; …

Humans have domesticated hundreds of plant and animal species as sources of food, fiber,
forage, and tools over the past 12,000 years, with manifold effects on both human society …

Protein is one of the most important, foremost, and versatile nutrients in food. The quantity
and quality of protein are determinants of its nutritional values. Therefore, adequate …

Climate change has been a serious problem in our industrialized world for the last century.
We have faced its devastating effects on the environment, agriculture and human …

In light of evidence that high-dose iron supplements lead to a range of adverse events in low-
income settings, the safety and efficacy of lower doses of iron provided through biological or …

The world's food demand is increasing rapidly due to fast population growth that has posed
a challenge to meeting the requirements of nutritionally balanced diets. Pulses could play a …

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) seeds are relatively rich in iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), making lentil
a potential crop to aid in the global battle against human micronutrient deficiency …

Highlights•Iron deficiency has a long-term negative and irreversible impact on human
health.•Socio-economic circumstances constrain conventional intervention strategies.• …

Nutritional stress is making over two billion world population malnourished. Either our
commercially cultivated varieties of cereals, pulses, and oilseed crops are deficient in …

Chickpea is a cheap source of protein and micronutrients to the poor and vegetarian
population living in south-Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Due to changes in climatic …