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Biofortification: linking agriculture to human health and nutrition

Biofortification: linking agriculture to human health and nutrition Harnessing agricultural technology to improve the health of the poor: biofortified crops to combat micronutrient deficiency - Washington, D.C. : CGIAR, 2001. - 5 pages - Annual General Meeting 2001, October 30-31. Washington DC, USA. Stakeholder Meeting. AGM/01/16 .

Annual general meeting of the CGIAR, held from October 30-31 in Washington DC, USA.


The attached note gives an overview of the micronutrient malnutrition problem and how biofortified crops can help address it. This is a background document to a presentation and discussion of biofortification in Parallel Session.


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