Biofortified foods and crops in West Africa: Mali and Burkina Faso

AgBioForum

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 192-200

  Birner, Regina ^a   Kone, Sanibé Abel ^b   Linacre, Nicolas ^d   Resnick, Danielle ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b National Programme for Citizenship Education (PNEC)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

^d NONE

Author keywords

Biofortification; Burkina Faso; Genetically modified crops; Mali; Micronutrient deficiencies

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 40449103414     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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