Solutions for Micronutrient Deficiency. You will never understand violence or nonviolence until you understand the violence to the spirit that happens from watching your children die of malnutrition. - a peasant in El Salvador (quote from Witness to War) The recent destruction of Golden Rice trials in the Philippines has me thinking again about how crop genetics, including biotechnology, can help in reducing malnutrition.
Greenpeace and others would have us believe that home gardening and supplements are the solution, but unfortunately it’s just not that simple. On the other side, I’ve seen quite a few short posts dismissing the potential of gardens and supplements but haven’t seen anyone go into the details. Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health. Eprints.icrisat.ac.in/41/1/Breeding_for_micronutrients_in_staple_food_crops.pdf. MI (micronutrient) sur Twitter.
Abstract 2010 Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies: Food-based Approaches.pdf.