Study Shows Biofortified Maize Improves Vitamin A Content of Breast Milk
10 March 2021, UK: A new study shows that eating maize biofortified with vitamin A increased the levels of this important nutrient in
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New Paper Illustrates Pathways for Successful Scaling Up of Biofortified Staple Food Crops
02 March 2021, IN: A paper recently published in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin, “Scaling Up Delivery of Biofortified Staple Food Crops Globally,” presents
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Indian Women Farmers Thrive On Zinc-Biofortified Wheat And Help Local Economy
02 March 2021, Bihar: Kalawati Devi, 50, is an enterprising farmer of biofortified zinc wheat living in Khudusri Kothia village,
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Ensuring Better Nutrition and Livelihoods for Farming Women
01 March 2021, Uganda: Nabirye Scovia, 26, lives with her husband and two children in the Kamuli district of eastern
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Bangladesh Welcomes Newest Zinc Rice Variety: BRRI dhan100
01 March 2021, Bangladesh: The Bangladesh National Seed Board has approved the release of the newest biofortified zinc rice variety in
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Zimbabwean Farmers Diversify Their Income Streams with Biofortified Crops
24 February 2021, Zimbabwe: Agnolo Tractor Group, based in Mutasa district of Zimbabwe’s Manicaland province, was established in 2016 by
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Building Commercial Standards to Boost Trade in Nutrient Enriched Crops
10 February 2021, USA: In every step of commercial supply chains, purchasers look to standards to ensure that suppliers are
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GAIN, HarvestPlus Launch Commercialisation of Biofortified Crops Programme in Nigeria
01 February 2021, Nigeria: The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and HarvestPlus have launched the Commercialisation of Biofortified Crops (CBC) Programme in Nigeria
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Empowering Smallholder Farmers to be Food System Change Agents
26 January 2021, USA: The Nutrition for Growth Year of Action got off to an auspicious start at a virtual launch event
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We Have the Data: Let’s Meet the Deadline
18 December 2020, USA: The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many more people into hunger and malnutrition at a time when the rates
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