Over the past 15 years, biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, has gained ample recognition as a cost-effective, complementary, feasible means of delivering micronutrients to populations that may have limited access to diverse diets, supplements, or commercially fort...
Andersson, Meike S.
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Saltzman, Amy
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Virk, Parminder Singh
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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[Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under Harvestplus]
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Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under Harvestplus
Malnutrition is one of the biggest public health challenges of the century with about 2 billion people affected by it globally. Biofortification is the process of breeding micronutrients traits into staple food crops, which is bioavailable to make a positive measurable impact to the population th...
Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Govindaraj, Mahalingam
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Parminder, Virk
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Cherian, Binu
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Illona, Paul
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Magezi, Sylvia
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Mulambu, Joseph
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[Biofortification in underutilized staple crops for nutrition in Asia and Africa]
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Biofortification in underutilized staple crops for nutrition in Asia and Africa
Velu, G.
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Singh, R.P.
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Huerta-Espino, J.
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Peña, R.J.
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Crossa, J.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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[Breeding progress and genotype × environment interaction for zinc concentration in CIMMYT spring wheat germplasm]
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Breeding progress and genotype × environment interaction for zinc concentration in CIMMYT spring wheat germplasm
Andersson, Meike S.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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[Enhancing nutritional quality in crops via genomics approaches]
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Enhancing nutritional quality in crops via genomics approaches
HarvestPlus and its partners have successfully developed and delivered iron bean varieties to more than one million farming households in Rwanda, DRC, and Uganda to help combat the adverse health effects of iron deficiency widespread in these countries. Focusing primarily on Rwanda, this chapter ...
Mulambu, J.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Palenberg, M.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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Saltzman, Amy
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Birol, E.
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Oparinde, A.
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Boy, E.
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Asare-Marfo, Dorene
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Lubobo, A.
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Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha
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Nkalubo, Stanley T.
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[Iron beans in Rwanda: crop development and delivery experience]
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Iron beans in Rwanda: crop development and delivery experience