A systematic review of the impacts of post-harvest handling on provitamin A, iron and zinc retention in seven biofortified crops - Nature Food Storage and processing can impact micronutrient levels of biofortified foods at the point of consumption. A systematic review and online dashboard present data on how processing methods affect micronu...

Post-harvest handling affects #micronutrients retention in #biofortified crops. Provitamin A crops maintain high amounts. Iron & #zinc crops have more variability, but whole #grain product consumption (whole #wheat flour, slightly milled brown #rice) is beneficial: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #nutrition

Nutri‐Farming! Estimating the Impacts of a Nutritional Security Programme on Agricultural Productivity While global efforts towards enhancing nutrition security have been accelerating through agricultural interventions, surprisingly little is known about the causal impacts of such targeted programmes ...

#India emphasised the cultivation #biofortified crops with enhanced #micronutrients & initiated a #nutrition security programme—which led to an (unintended) increase in wheat #yields by 6.4% due to increased #investments in inputs & changes in production technology: doi.org/10.1111/rode...

Biofortified Zinc Wheat Mobilized USD 85 Million Annual Investment in Seed Sector of Pakistan - HarvestPlus Widespread cultivation of biofortified zinc wheat has mobilized considerable investment into the agricultural sector and during the 2024–25 cropping season alone, approximately 178,000 metric tons of ...

#Pakistan: Widespread cultivation of biofortified zinc #wheat mobilized considerable #investment in the #agriculture sector. The drought-tolerant, #biofortified wheat also helped avert a major #foodsecurity crisis: www.harvestplus.org/biofortified... #plantbreeding #biofortification #nutrition #zinc

#Nigeria: A market survey indicates that 40% of crops (cassava, sweet potatoes, millet, maize) are #biofortified. Production #prices of biofortified & other crops are the same, but sellers & perceptions may drive up prices: doi.org/10.3390/nu17... #nutrition #plantbreeding

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#Biofortified crops are produced by #farmers in 40+ countries & eaten by hundreds of millions of people. The strategy is now recognized by the #nutrition community as an effective approach to reduce #micronutrient deficiencies. This is promising... (1/2) doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...

Should GM Rice with Nutrition Benefits Be Deployed? Findings from Biotech and Socio-Economic Research (Chapter 12) - Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries - June 2017

No #GMO crops with #nutrition benefits (such as #GoldenRice & Folate #Biofortified Rice) are commercialized. But #consumers are generally in favour of their introduction—which would generate large #health benefits at relatively low costs: doi.org/10.1017/9781... #plantbreeding

Agricultural Economics | IAAE Journal | Wiley Online Library Biofortified maize offers a potential solution to combat micronutrient deficiencies in households, yet its adoption remains low. Realizing biofortification's benefits necessitates a shift in smallhol....

Biofortified #maize offers a potential solution to combat micronutrient #malnutrition. Providing nutrition information significantly increases #farmers' interest in purchasing #biofortified maize seeds: doi.org/10.1111/agec... #plantbreeding #seeds #Ethiopia #corn #adoption

A #biofortified zinc-rich #wheat variety emerged as the mega variety of #Pakistan: cultivated on 42% of its wheat cropping area in 2023-24, it helps transform #foodsystems, and gives 97 million people access to affordable #nutrition & improved livelihoods: www.harvestplus.org/zinc-enriche...

Sub-Saharan #Africa: Maize-based #diets without vitamin A #supplementation are linked to high rates of #vitaminA deficiency (#VAD). So far, #maize breeding programs developed 70 #biofortified elite varieties to curb VAD: doi.org/10.1079/cabi... #nutrition #plantbreeding

Since 2014, 142 #biofortified crop varieties were developed in #India. They are equal or better in #yields but have normal water & nutrient requirements; their production is not more expensive. 10 million ha have been covered: pib.gov.in/PressRelease... #nutrition #plantbreeding

Conventional #plantbreeding helped develop #legumes with better #nutrition (beans with high #zinc & iron, high zinc #lentils). Molecular breeding can help overcome limitations (genetic diversity, time) to develop future #biofortified legume crops: doi.org/10.1007/978-... #beans

Plants can be biofortified with #vitaminB12 using #aeroponics to contain recommended daily doses. Being common foods, #biofortified crops align with dietary habits & cultural preferences. This helps promote #sustainable dietary change: quadram.ac.uk/plant-powere... #diets #nutrition

Developing #biofortified crops thru conventional #plantbreeding takes 8-10 years. #GMOs allow more efficient & faster multi-nutrient #biofortification, combined with #climate resilience. Regulating #geneediting less strictly may help dissemination: portlandpress.com/emergtoplife... #CRISPR

Post-harvest handling can affect #micronutrients retention in #biofortified crops. Provitamin A crops maintain high amounts. Iron & #zinc crops have more variability, dependent on processing methods; whole grain products are better: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #vitaminA #nutrition