La biofortificación es considerada, en muchos países del mundo y de América Latina, como una estrategia complementaria para la prevención y control de las deficiencias de micronutrientes. Cultivos biofortificados como el arroz y el maíz tienen contenidos más altos de zinc (Zn) y de proteína de al...
Gallego, Sonia
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Carrillo, Patricia
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Palacios, Natalia
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Ospina, Bernardo
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Grenier, Cécile
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Nutti, Marilia
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Talsma, Elise F.
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[Estudios poscosecha con cultivos biofortificados retención de micronutrientes en la elaboración de alimentos]
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Estudios poscosecha con cultivos biofortificados retención de micronutrientes en la elaboración de alimentos
Biofortification is considered a complementary strategy to reduce micronutrient deficiencies in low- and middle -income countries. Rice and maize are two sta¬ble crops commonly consumed in Latin America where zinc deficiency is com¬mon and biofortified rice and maize could potentially assist in r...
Talsma, Elise F.
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Gallego, Sonia
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Carrillo, Patricia
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Londoño, Luis Fernando
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Grenier, Cécile
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Palacios, Natalia
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[Retention of zinc in biofortified rice and maize during processing and cooking]
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Retention of zinc in biofortified rice and maize during processing and cooking
La bioforti¬cación es una estrategia que utiliza el ¬tomejoramiento convencional de cultivos básicos para incrementar el contenido de nutrientes y mejorar sus características agronómicas. Es un complemento importante de otras intervenciones como la suplementación con micronutrientes y la forti¬ca...
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
Iron and zinc deficiencies are global health problems, affecting mostly pregnant women and young children. In 2016, biofortified iron and zinc beans were introduced in Colombia. The incorporation of biofortified beans into the national school‐feeding program could facilitate adoption and potentia...
Beintema, Joni J.S.
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Gallego-Castillo, Sonia
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Londoño-Hernandez, Luis F.
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Restrepo-Manjarres, José
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Talsma, Elise F.
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[Scaling-up biofortified beans high in iron and zinc through the school-feeding program: A sensory acceptance study with schoolchildren from two departments in southwest Colombia]
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Scaling-up biofortified beans high in iron and zinc through the school-feeding program: A sensory acceptance study with schoolchildren from two departments in southwest Colombia