Enrichment of food staples through plant breeding: a new strategy for fighting micronutrient malnutrition.
Bouis H.
International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
Taken together, mineral and vitamin deficiencies affect a greater number of people in the world than does protein-energy malnutrition. If farmers could be induced to grow commonly eaten food staple crops that fortify their seeds with essential vitamins and minerals, a significant, lower cost improvement in human nutrition might occur.
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PMID: 8783879 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]