An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa

African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 11848-11864

  Bouis, H ^a   Saltzman, A ^a   Low, J ^b   Ball, A ^c   Covic, N ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^d INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofortification; HarvestPlus; Micronutrient deficiency; Micronutrient targets; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019967292     PISSN: 16845358     EISSN: 16845374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.HarvestPlus01     Document Type: Article

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