Addressing micronutrient deficiencies: Alternative interventions and technologies

AgBioForum

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 124-134

  Unnevehr, Laurian ^a   Pray, Carl ^b   Paarlberg, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Biotechnology; Market failure; Micronutrient deficiency; Public health; Returns to agricultural research

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449132473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (36)

1. African biofortified sorghum consortium (ABSC) project overview website. Retrieved October 22, 2006, from http://supersorghum.org/project. htm.
2. Behrman, J., Alderman, H., & Hoddinott, J. (2004, February). Hunger and malnutrition (Copenhagen Consensus Challenge Paper). Copenhagen, Denmark: Author.
3. Bishai, D., & Nilubola, R. (2002). The history of food fortification in the United States: Its relevance for current fortification efforts in developing countries. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 51(1), 37-53.
4. British Medical Association. (2004, March). Genetically modified foods and health: A second interim statement. London, England: Author.
5. Dawe, D., Robertson, R., & Unnevehr, L. (2002). Golden Rice: What role could it play in alleviation of Vitamin A deficiency? Food Policy, 27, 541-560.
6. Dawe, D., & Unnevehr, L. (2007). Crop case study: GMO Golden Rice in Asia with enhanced Vitamin A benefits for consumers. AgBioForum, 10(3), 154-160. Available on the World Wide Web: http://www.agbioforum.org.
7. Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, International Programs, Cassava Projects. Retrieved October 22, 2006, from http://www.danforthcenter.org/ international/2_Cassava%20Projects.htm.
8. Drug Therapy and Hazardous Substances Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society. (2004, January). Periconceptional use of folic acid for reduction of the risk of neural tube defects (Position Statement Reference No. DT95-01). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Author. Retrieved October 15, 2006, from http://www.cps.ca/ENGLISH/statements/DT/dt95-01. htm#Folic%20Acid%20Fortification.
9. FAOBioDec: Database of biotechnology in developing countries [Database]. Rome, Italy: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved September 26, 2006, from http://www.fao.org/biotech/ inventory_admin/dep/default.asp.
10. FAO. (1995). Micronutrient fortification of food: Technology and quality control (FAO Food and Nutrition Paper No. 60). Rome, Italy: Author. Retrieved October 15, 2006, from http://www.fao.org/docrep/W2840E/w2840e0b.htm.
11. Flour Fortification Initiative website. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from http://www.sph.emory.edu/wheatflour/progress.php.
12. French Academy of Medicine. (2002, December 10). OGM et santé [GMO and health]. Recommendations (Alain Rerat). Paris, France: Author.
13. French Academy of Sciences. (2002, December). Genetically modified plants (Report on science and technology No. 13). Paris, France: Author.
14. GAIN website. Retrieved October 29, 2006, from http://www.gainhealth.org.
15. HarvestPlus. (2004). Breeding crops for better nutrition (Revised April 2006). Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Initiative (IFPRI). Available on the World Wide Web: http://www.harvestplus.org/pdfs/ brochure.pdf.
16. Helt, H.W. (2004). Are there hazards for the consumer when eating food from genetically modified plants? Göttingen, Germany: Universitat Göttingen.
17. International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). (2007, July 6). Crop biotech update. New York, NY: Author.
18. International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group website. Retrieved from http://www.izincg.org/.
19. Micronutrient Initiative website. Retrieved from http://www.micronutrient.org/.
20. Morris, C.E., & Sands, D.C. (2006). The breeder's dilemma - Yield or nutrition? Nature Biotechnology, 24(9), 1078-1080.
21. Mozaffarian, D., Katan, M.B., Ascherio, A., Stampfer, M.D., & Willett, W.C. (2006). Trans fatty acids and cardiovascular disease. New England Journal of Medicine, 354, 1601-1613.
22. Mutant varieties database [Database]. Vienna, Austria: FAO and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Retrieved October 29, 2006, from http://www-infocris.iaea.org/MVD/.
23. Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency website. Retrieved October 2006, from http://206.191.51.240/index.html.
24. Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. (2001, September). Harvest on the horizon: Future uses of agricultural biotechnology. Richmond, VA: Author.
25. Popkin, B.M. (2001). The nutrition transition and obesity in the developing world. Journal of Nutrition, 131, 871S-873S.
26. Pray, C. (2006). The Asian Maize Biotechnology Network (AMBIONET): A model for strengthening national agricultural research systems. Mexico, DF: CIMMYT.
27. Qaim, M., Stein, A.J., & Meenakshi, J.V. (2007). Economics of biofortification. In K. Otsuka & K. Kalirajan (Eds.), Contributions of agricultural economics to critical policy issues. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
28. Regmi, A., & Gelhar, M. (2005, February). New directions in global food markets (Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 794). Washington, DC: USDA Economic Research Service. Available on the World Wide Web: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aib794/aib794.pdf.
29. Shekar, M., Heaver, R., Lee, Y. (Eds.). (2006). Repositioning nutrition as central to development: A strategy for large scale action (Directions in Development Series). Washington, DC: World Bank.
30. Smith, L., & Haddad, L. (2000). Overcoming child malnutrition in developing countries: Past achievements and future choices (Food, Agriculture, and Environment Discussion Paper No. 30). Washington, DC: IFPRI.
31. Stein, A.J. (2006). Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How costeffective is biofortification? Göttingen, Germany: Cuvillier Verlag.
32. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), & The Micronutrient Initiative (MI). (2004). Vitamin and mineral deficiency: A global damage assessment report. New York, NY: Author. Retrieved on July 11, 2006 from http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Initiatives/GHI_2004_UNICEF_MI.pdf.
33. th report on world nutrition situation: Nutrition for improved development outcomes. Geneva, Switzerland: Author.
34. US National Academy of Sciences. (2004). Safety of genetically engineered foods: Approaches to assessing unintended health effects. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
35. World Health Organization (WHO). (2004). Iodine status worldwide: WHO global database on iodine deficiency. Geneva, Switzerland: Author. Available on the World Wide Web: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/9241592001. pdf.
36. WHO, World Food Programme, & UNICEF. (2007). Preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies in populations affected by an emergency. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. Retrieved on December 20, 2007, from http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/WHO_WFP_UNICEFstatement.pdf.