Malnutrition in all its forms is a major challenge everywhere in the world, and particularly in low and middle income countries. To reduce malnutrition, innovations in food systems are needed to both provide sufficient options for consumers to obtain diets with adequate nutritional value, and to ...
Brauw, Alan de
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Berg, Marrit van den
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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Snoek, Harriette
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Vignola, Raffaele
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Melesse, Mequanint B.
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Lochetti, Gaia
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Wagenberg, Coen van
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Lundy, Mark
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Maître d'Hôtel, Eloide
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Ruben, Ruerd
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[Food system innovations for healthier diets in low and middle-income countries]
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Food system innovations for healthier diets in low and middle-income countries
Biofortification of staple crops through conventional plant breeding, genetic engineering or agronomic approaches, is a promising strategy for increasing dietary nutrient density to improve human health. Successful implementation depends, amongst others, on willingness of consumers and farmers to...
Talsma, Elise F.
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Melse-Boonstra, Alida
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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[Acceptance and adoption of biofortified crops in low- and middle-income countries]
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Acceptance and adoption of biofortified crops in low- and middle-income countries
Background
Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst populations suffering from vitamin A deficie...
Hummel, Marijke
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Honing, A. van der
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Gama, Arthur Chibwana
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Vugt, Daniel van der
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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Spillane, Charles
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[Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orangefleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi]
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Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orangefleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi
Context: Biofortification of staple crops is a promising strategy for increasing the nutrient density of diets in order to improve human health. The willingness of consumers and producers to accept new crop varieties will determine whether biofortification can be successfully implemented. Objecti...
Talsma, Elise F.
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Melse-Boonstra, Alida
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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[Acceptance and adoption of biofortified crops in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review]
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Acceptance and adoption of biofortified crops in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review