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Benefits of Biofortification |
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Benefits |
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| Agricultural (crop)a, b, c, d, e |
1. Improved root penetration (deeper roots); increased uptake of nutrients; benefits for trace metal-deficient soils. 2. Greater Resource Efficiency: greater drought resistance, requiring less irrigation; requires less chemical fertilizer. 3. Feasibility of breeding for uptake of specific nutrients. 4. Improved disease resistance. 5. Higher yields. |
| Economic a, b, c, f |
1. Cost-effective (one time investment). 2. Targets rural population; provides nutrient dense foods to rural areas, where fortified foods from urban areas are not accessible. 3. Complementary to standard interventions (supplementation and fortification). |
| Populationa |
1. Feasibile (no changes choice of staple crops). 2. No behavior changes required. |
| Programa |
Sustainable (seeds are self-fortifying). |
| Sources |
a. [9] b. [10] c. [19] d. [20] e. [21] f. [3] |
Campos-Bowers and Wittenmyer Health Research Policy and Systems 2007 5:10 doi:10.1186/1478-4505-5-10 |
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