Teklu, D.; Gashu, D.; Joy, E.J.M.; Amede, T.; Broadley, M.R. Effectiveness of Agronomic Biofortification Strategy in Fighting against Hidden Hunger. Agronomy2023, 13, 2173.
Teklu, D.; Gashu, D.; Joy, E.J.M.; Amede, T.; Broadley, M.R. Effectiveness of Agronomic Biofortification Strategy in Fighting against Hidden Hunger. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2173.
Teklu, D.; Gashu, D.; Joy, E.J.M.; Amede, T.; Broadley, M.R. Effectiveness of Agronomic Biofortification Strategy in Fighting against Hidden Hunger. Agronomy2023, 13, 2173.
Teklu, D.; Gashu, D.; Joy, E.J.M.; Amede, T.; Broadley, M.R. Effectiveness of Agronomic Biofortification Strategy in Fighting against Hidden Hunger. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2173.
Abstract
Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs), also known as hidden hunger, affects more than a quarter of the global population. Agronomic biofortification helps to increase concentration of a target mineral in food crops and improve human mineral dietary intake. It is a means of providing nutrient dense foods to a larger population especially among rural resource poor settings, providing that they have access to mineral fertilizers. However, the feasibility of agronomic biofortification in combating hidden hunger depends on several factors besides fertilizer access, including crop type, genotype, climate, soils, and soil mineral interactions. Consideration of its effectiveness to increasing human mineral intakes to daily requirements and improvement to human health and the cost effectiveness the program is also important. In this paper we reviewed available literature regarding the potential effectiveness and challenges of agronomic biofortification to improve crop micronutrient concentrations and reduce hidden hunger.
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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