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 Maíz fortificado con betacaroteno

Biofortified crops ready for developing world debut

A range of crops rich in micronutrients will be launched from next year, but is the developing world ready, asks Tatum Anderson?

17 November 2010 | EN | ES

The challenge of improving nutrition: Facts and figures

A healthy diet is more than just calories. Priya Shetty gets the figures on the cost of poor nutrition — and the scale of the challenge.

20 January 2010 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Plumpy'nut

Treating malnutrition proves a sticky business

A peanut butter-like paste has been proposed to curb childhood malnutrition, but critics claim there is little evidence for its success.

Source: Science

3 October 2008 | EN | 中文

Selling cassava in Indonesia

Scientists target 'super cassava'

Cassava is getting a transgenic makeover to boost its nutritional value, shelf-life and disease resistance.

Source: AllAfrica.com

12 August 2008 | EN | FR | 中文