An effective measure to fight nutrient deficiency is to increase the nutrient content of food, particularly staples that are cheap to produce and widely consumed. Scientists do this by breeding crop ...

Scientists are helping to combat the world hunger crisis by breeding nutrient-packed crops that will fill stomachs and lessen the effects of malnutrition. It’s called biofortification. It sounds ...

Bangladesh have self-sufficiency in food security, but nutrition deficiency is still high. About 28 per cent of children aged under 5 in the country do not get enough zinc in their diets. The farm ...

Women who consumed the iron-biofortified beans have improvements in their work efficiency. The biofortified beans can effectively build up young women's iron stores to ensure healthy future ...