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

A systematic review of the imp...

#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...

Nutri‐Farming! Estimating the ...

#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

Biofortified Zinc Wheat Mobili...

#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) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.104478

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: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316585269.013 #plantbreeding

Biofortified #maize offers a potential solution to combat micronutrient #malnutrition. Providing nutrition information significantly increases #farmers' interest in purchasing #biofortified maize seeds: https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12845 #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: https://www.harvestplus.org/zinc-enriched-wheat-akbar-2019-emerged-as-a-mega-variety-in-pakistan/

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: https://doi.org/10.1079/cabireviews.2023.0041 #nutrition #plantbreeding

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: https://doi.org/10.1079/cabireviews.2023.0041 #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: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1984070 #nutrition #plantbreeding