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Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies : Alternative Interventions and Technologies
(AgBioForum, 2007)
Market failure for nutritional attributes of foods leads to underinvestment in crop breeding to enhance nutritional content of foods. As awareness of the importance of micronutrient deficiencies in the diets of poor people ...
Socio-Economic and Political Concerns for GM Foods and Biotechnology Adoption in the Philippines
(AgBioForum, 2007)
The Philippines established the first National Institute of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology in 1980. However, it was only in 2002 when Bt corn was first commercially introduced. Strong opposition by key sectors ...
Biofortification for China : Political Responses to Food Fortification and GM Technology, Interest Groups, and Possible Strategies
(AgBioForum, 2007)
Despite making enormous strides in reducing poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, China still has large numbers of people who do not consume sufficient micronutrients such as iron, zinc and Vitamin A. To meet this need, ...
Patterns of Political Response to Biofortified Varieties of Crops Produced with Different Breeding Techniques and Agronomic Traits
(AgBioForum, 2007)
This article first examines the political response to two crops that were nutritionally enhanced through conventional breeding -- Quality Protein Maize (QPM) and orange-fleshed sweet potatoes. In the next section, the ...