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：12026-12050
DOI：10.18697/ajfand.78.HarvestPlus10
出版社：Rural Outreach Program
摘要：HarvestPlus and its partners have successfully developed and delivered iron bean varieties to more than one million farming households in Rwanda, DRC, and Uganda to help combat the adverse health effects of iron deficiency widespread in these countries. Focusing primarily on Rwanda, this chapter summarizes the country, nutritional and consumer background, crop development, release, and delivery of iron bean varieties and synthesizes lessons learned and future challenges.Keywords: Biofortification, iron bean, iron deficiency, micronutrient deficiency, common bean
其他摘要：HarvestPlus and its partners have successfully developed and delivered iron bean varieties to more than one million farming households in Rwanda, DRC, and Uganda to help combat the adverse health effects of iron deficiency widespread in these countries. Focusing primarily on Rwanda, this chapter summarizes the country, nutritional and consumer background, crop development, release, and delivery of iron bean varieties and synthesizes lessons learned and future challenges. Keywords: Biofortification, iron bean, iron deficiency, micronutrient deficiency, common bean
关键词：Biofortification; iron bean; iron deficiency; micronutrient deficiency; common bean
