Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / Sally Brooks.

Biofortification - the enrichment of staple food crops with essential micronutrients - has been heralded as a uniquely sustainable solution to the problem of micronutrient deficiency or 'hidden hunger'. Considerable attention and resources are being directed towards the biofortification of...

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Main Author: Brooks, Sally
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.
Series:Pathways to sustainability series.
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Summary:Biofortification - the enrichment of staple food crops with essential micronutrients - has been heralded as a uniquely sustainable solution to the problem of micronutrient deficiency or 'hidden hunger'. Considerable attention and resources are being directed towards the biofortification of rice - the world's most important food crop. Through an in-depth analysis of international rice biofortification efforts across the US, Philippines and China, this book provides an important critique of such goal-oriented, top-down approaches. These approaches, the author argues, exemplify a model of global.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781849776486
1849776482
9781136531804
1136531807
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.