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Harnessing Agricultural Technology to Improve the Health of the Poor Biofortified Crops to Combat Micronutrient Deficiency Micronutrient malnutrition : The hidden hunger
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | Malnutrition affects nearly half the world’s population. More than 840 million people do not have enough food to meet their basic daily needs. An estimated 2 billion people, who do have enough food, still suffer deficiencies in micronutrients. Mostly women and children in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, these people are at risk of disease, premature death, and lower quality of life as a result of nutritional deficiencies in vitamin A, iodine, and iron. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.cgiar.org/www-archive/www.cgiar.org/pdf/cpbiofort.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
