Agricultural Research and Policy to Achieve Nutrition Goals

Pinstrup‐Andersen, Per

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“…With commercial fortification, consumers may decide to buy cheaper unfortified products when they come under economic hardship; in the case of mandatory fortification, food producers have an incentive to reduce the fortificant in their products; and supplementation programs are vulnerable to changing funding priorities of governments or donors. Once developed and disseminated, biofortified crops are not subject to such vagaries; rather, they can be grown and consumed year after year and provide a continuous benefit stream (Nestel et al 2006;Pinstrup-Andersen 2006;Mayer et al 2008;Bouis et al 2011). Moreover, the germplasm of biofortified crops can be shared between countries to incorporate it into locally adapted varieties.…”

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The Poor, Malnutrition, Biofortification, and Biotechnology

Stein

2013

The Oxford Handbook of Food, Politics, and Society

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While less apparent than outright hunger or obesity, the lack of essential vitamins and minerals in people’s diets is one of the leading contributors to the global burden of disease. Current interventions, such as supplementation or fortification, are being implemented with varying success, but—while important—overall progress in the fight against micronutrient malnutrition has been limited. Biofortification, the breeding of crops for higher contents of vitamins and minerals, is a new approach to complement existing interventions. This chapter gives an overview of the problem of micronutrient malnutrition and how it is measured; it briefly discusses current micronutrient interventions, and then presents the reasoning behind biofortification before it examines the feasibility of biofortifying crops and summarizes studies on their potential impact and economic justification. After listing current biofortification programs, the chapter looks into the political controversy surrounding genetic engineering in agriculture and how it relates to biofortification; it then concludes with an assessment of the current status of biofortification and its potential.

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The Poor, Malnutrition, Biofortification, and Biotechnology

Stein

2013

The Oxford Handbook of Food, Politics, and Society

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“…Global food security is achieved when all people at all times have access to adequate affordable, safe and nutritious food to meet all their dietary requirements and food preferences so they can live a productive and healthy life [3] [4] [6] [7].…”

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Potentials of the Groundnut Sector towards Achieving Food Security in Senegal

Georges¹,

Shaoyong²,

Beckline³

et al. 2016

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In this paper, we assess the potentials of the groundnut producing sector in Senegal. The paper also identifies possible strategies to implement in order to fully benefit from this sector and its role in achieving food security. A comprehensive scientific literature review was carried out to ascertain the unexploited potentials of this sector. Using this approach, we found out that several unexploited potentials existed along the value chain of the groundnut sector. These potentials range from inputs through procurement and to the marketing of finished products. We also observed that complete exploitation of these potentials would sustainably and enormously contribute to the growth of the groundnut sector, improve rural livelihoods and achieve food security.

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The Micronutrient Deficiencies Challenge in African Food Systems

Barrett¹,

Bevis²

2015

The Fight Against Hunger and Malnutrition

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Agricultural Research and Policy to Achieve Nutrition Goals

Cited by 4 publications

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The Poor, Malnutrition, Biofortification, and Biotechnology

The Poor, Malnutrition, Biofortification, and Biotechnology

Potentials of the Groundnut Sector towards Achieving Food Security in Senegal

The Micronutrient Deficiencies Challenge in African Food Systems

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