High-zinc #wheat varieties have spread in #India, improving the #diets of over 90 million #consumers. Yet, these biofortified varieties are adopted by #farmers because of their #yields, heat-tolerance & disease resistance: www.cimmyt.org/news/the-new... #PlantBreeding #Biofortification #Nutrition

The New Breakthrough High-Zinc...

Redirecting crops from feed & non-food uses to human consumption in #China could enable #selfsufficiency for energy and 14 nutrients. To ensure #nutrition security, even then complementary strategies (diversification, fortification, #biofortification) are needed: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #PlantBased

Nutrient coverage of China’s p...

Improving the quantity & quality of cereal protein represents a critical opportunity to enhance human health while reducing reliance on environmentally intensive animal-based foods: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #PlantBreeding #Protein #Biofortification #Nutrition #Health #Sustainability

Cereal protein biofortificatio...

Grain zinc, iron & protein concentrations in new wheat varieties have declined since the 1960s. Combining agronomic & genetic #Biofortification is key for improving grain nutrient concentrations and addressing micronutrient deficiencies: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #Nutrition #PlantBreeding #Fertilizer

Grain zinc, iron and protein c...

#Biofortification is a cost-effective & scalable strategy to reduce micronutrient deficiencies. In 2023, an estimated 177-293 million people consumed zinc-rich rice & wheat (Bangladesh, Pakistan) and vitamin A-rich maize & cassava (Nigeria): doi.org/10.1016/j.cd... #Nutrition #PlantBreeding

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#Nigeria: The fight against #vitaminA deficiency has been transformed thru the large-scale introduction of vitamin A #maize from conventional #plantbreeding. Today, 2 m #farmers grow the maize, improving the #diets of 65 m Nigerians: harvestplus.solutions/scaling-vita... #biofortification #nutrition

Scaling Vitamin A Maize to Rea...

#India: Agronomic #biofortification of soybeans thru zinc #fertilization can help achieve higher #yields and #nutrition quality, thus offering a promising solution to #malnutrition in the North-Eastern Himalayas where #soybeans are widely consumed: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #fertilizer

Zinc-based agronomic bio-forti...

#Biofortification involves increasing key nutrients (iron, zinc, vitamin A…) in staple crops. It is a long-term solution for better #nutrition & a cost-effective way to address #malnutrition, esp. in poorer countries where access to diverse & nutrient-rich diets is limited: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

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(2/2) Such #biofortification offers a valuable strategy to combat Se deficiency. Better #fertilization practices and more suitable genotypes can boost crop #yields and #nutrition quality, supporting public #health thru more nutrient-rich staple foods: doi.org/10.1016/j.jf...

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