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Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Washington, DC :
Earthscan,
2010.
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| Colección: | Pathways to sustainability series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849776486 1849776482 9781136531804 1136531807 |