期刊名称：African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development = Journal Africain de l'Alimentation, l'Agriculture, Nutrition et le Developpement
印刷版ISSN：1684-5358
电子版ISSN：1684-5374
出版年度：2017
卷号：17
期号：2
页码：11848-11864
DOI：10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus01
出版社：Rural Outreach Program
摘要：Mineral and vitamin deficiencies are a serious public health problem in Africa. The terrible consequences of these deficiencies are well known. Biofortification is the process of breeding nutrients into staple food crops. It is one cost-effective and sustainable agricultural investment that can help to reduce mineral and vitamin deficiencies, especially in the diets of the rural poor. This chapter discusses the key questions and impact pathway around which biofortification research has been oriented over the past 15 years, and sets the stage for subsequent chapters in this special issue on biofortification for the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development.Keywords: Biofortification, Micronutrient deficiency, Agriculture, Nutrition, Micronutrient targets, HarvestPlus
其他摘要：Mineral and vitamin deficiencies are a serious public health problem in Africa. The terrible consequences of these deficiencies are well known. Biofortification is the process of breeding nutrients into staple food crops. It is one cost-effective and sustainable agricultural investment that can help to reduce mineral and vitamin deficiencies, especially in the diets of the rural poor. This chapter discusses the key questions and impact pathway around which biofortification research has been oriented over the past 15 years, and sets the stage for subsequent chapters in this special issue on biofortification for the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development. Keywords: Biofortification, Micronutrient deficiency, Agriculture, Nutrition, Micronutrient targets, HarvestPlus
