Combating Micronutrient Malnutrition With Biofortified Lentils
Date
2015-10-31Date Issued
2015-10-31Citation
Ashutosh Sarker, Shiv Kumar Agrawal. (31/10/2015). Combating Micronutrient Malnutrition With Biofortified Lentils. Amman, Jordan: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
Over two billion people in the developing world are malnourished and affected
especially by micronutrient malnutrition. More than 47% of women and pre-school
children in developing countries suffer from iron deficiency that impairs physical and
mental growth. Zinc deficiency is also prevalent in the developing world that hampers
growth and development, and weakens the immune system. Through genetic enhancements, ICARDA scientists have developed micronutrient-dense
varieties of lentil, a staple diet of many poor people in the regions of South Asia and
Sub-Saharan Africa. This biofortification of lentil with iron and zinc, has proved to be an
effective measure to combat micronutrient malnutrition, the hidden hunger.
Author(s) ORCID(s)
Sarker, Ashutoshhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9074-4876
Agrawal, Shiv Kumarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-3562
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