Staple Crops Biofortification Linking Agriculture, Food and Nutrition towards Eliminating Hidden Hunger

Zikankuba, Vumilia Lwoga and Mteremko, Denis and James, Armachius (2019) Staple Crops Biofortification Linking Agriculture, Food and Nutrition towards Eliminating Hidden Hunger. European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, 9 (2). pp. 112-121. ISSN 2347-5641

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Abstract

Agriculture is the mainstay of most of people globally. Despite the fact that agriculture has been a traditionally food and nutrition source, people go to bed without food and suffer from malnutrition even within the same households. Similarly, hunger and hidden hunger remains a worldwide widespread challenge. In response, researchers have tried to enhance micronutrients through staple food crops biofortification. The promotion of biofortified crops and unintended narrowed food choices might have been the underlying factor for the coexisting forms of malnutrition: undernutrition, obesity and increased incidence of non-communicable diseases; a malnutrition double burden problem. Therefore, this paper provides views to rethinking critically in order to take steps towards integrating nutrition education in modern agriculture crop biofortification programs more effectively.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: STM Library Press > Agricultural and Food Science
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Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2023 05:12
Last Modified: 02 Sep 2024 12:02
URI: http://journal.scienceopenlibraries.com/id/eprint/857

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