Policy makers and consumers are challenging the scientific community to come up with ways to measure the environmental impact of the foods we eat. This Brief describes a challenging and innovative research agenda implemented by Bioversity and its partners to describe and measure sustainable diets...
Fanzo, J.
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Cogill, B.
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Mattei, F.
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Bioversity International
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[Metrics of sustainable diets and food systems]
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Metrics of sustainable diets and food systems
Bouis, Howarth E.
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Hotz, C
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McClafferty, Bonnie F.
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Meenakshi, J.V.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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[Biofortification: a new tool to reduce micronutrient malnutrition]
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Biofortification: a new tool to reduce micronutrient malnutrition
Guei, AM
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Okoth, Peter F.
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Tondoh, Jérôme E.
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[Maize growth and production as influenced by earthwormbased integrated soil fertility management in tropical agroecosystems]
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Maize growth and production as influenced by earthwormbased integrated soil fertility management in tropical agroecosystems
Micronutrient malnutrition affects more than half of the world population, particularly in developing countries. Concerted international and national fortification and supplementation efforts to curb the scourge of micronutrient malnutrition are showing a positive impact, alas without reaching th...
Mayer, Jorge Edgard
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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Beyer, Peter
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[Biofortified crops to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition]
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Biofortified crops to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition
Background
Agricultural science can address a population's vitamin, amino acid and mineral malnutrition through biofortification - agronomy, plant breeding and biotechnology to develop crops with high nutrient contents. Biofortified crop varieties should be grown in areas with populations at ris...
Zapata Caldas, E
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Hyman, Glenn
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Pachón, Helena
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Monserrate Rojas, FA
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Vesga Varela, AL
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[Identifying candidate sites for crop biofortification in Latin America : Case studies in Colombia, Nicaragua and Bolivia]
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Identifying candidate sites for crop biofortification in Latin America : Case studies in Colombia, Nicaragua and Bolivia
This review presents an overview of the importance, constraints, and prospects on different aspects of cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) breeding for enhanced micronutrient level, including carotenoids (precursors for provitamin-A) and especially beta-carotene. Early cassava-breeding efforts con...
Njoku, DN
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Vernon, G
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Asante, I.K.
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Offei, SK
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Okogbenin, Emmanuel
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Kulakow, P.A.
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Eke-Okoro, O.N.
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Ceballos, H.
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[Breeding for enhanced ß-Carotene content in cassava: constraints and accomplishments]
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Breeding for enhanced ß-Carotene content in cassava: constraints and accomplishments
Parkes, E.Y.
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Kanju, E.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Aina, O.O.
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Moshood, B.
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Agbona, A.
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Akuwa, K.C.
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Bello, A.A.
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Olaosebikan, O.
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Ilona, P.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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[Mainstreaming cassava biofortification in Africa: a contribution towards reducing malnutrition and hunger]
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Mainstreaming cassava biofortification in Africa: a contribution towards reducing malnutrition and hunger
Several environmental changes have occurred in the Sudan in the past; several are ongoing; and others are projected to happen in the future. The Sudan has witnessed increases in temperature, floods, rainfall variability, and concurrent droughts. In a country where agriculture, which is mainly rai...
Siddig, Khalid
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Stepanyan, Davit
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Wiebelt, Manfred
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Zhu, Tingju
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Grethe, Harald
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[Climate change and agriculture in the Sudan: Impact pathways beyond changes in mean rainfall and temperature]
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Climate change and agriculture in the Sudan: Impact pathways beyond changes in mean rainfall and temperature
Fernando, Sudarshana
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Semasinghe, Christina
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Jayathilake, Nilanthi
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Wijayamunie, R.
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Wickramasinghe, N.
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Dissanayake, S.
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[City region food system situational analysis, Colombo, Sri Lanka]
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City region food system situational analysis, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Potatoes and sweetpotatoes are valuable cash crops, able to grow in an array of environments and resilient under the effects of climate change, which makes them vital for reliable incomes, especially when other crops fail.