Agree 0 Disagree 0

Food crops could be bred to have micronutrients

By Hicbd
Tue Jan 22 2019 3:39 pm

"Biofortification is the process by which food crops are conventionally bred to have more micronutrients...deficient levels of vitamin A, zinc, and iron could cause potentially fatal bouts of pneumonia and diarrhea, in addition to health issues like blindness, stunted growth, and problems with brain development."

URL:
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/harvestplus-hidden-hunger-biofortification-malnutr/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/solutions-for-micronutrient-deficiency/

URL Credit

Categories:
International Development / Foreign Aid / NGOs Agriculture / Farming Global Public Health Impact / Philanthropy / Social Good Investing Capital Global Nutrition / Hunger / Food Security / Famines / Malnutrition Stunting Malnutrition Global Agriculture / Smallholder Farms

----------------------------------------------------------

Please login to comment

---