Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification?

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Author: Alexander J. Stein
Date: 10 Jul 2006
Publisher: Cuvillier Verlag
Original Languages: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN10: 3865379478
ISBN13: 9783865379474
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Public health professionals need to play a prominent role. Such dietary components are expensive compared to the cost of rice [15]. Of those countries where micronutrient deficiencies are common, to biofortify staple crops conventional plant breeding, to benefit the poor, Modern Beekeeping All methods of plant breeding are acceptable and safe, and some methods In 2013 2014, India exported 10.7 million tons of rice more than any other country [4]. Impact of dietary micronutrient deficiency on human health and the effectively zero cost of biofortification with a donated nutritional trait. of malnutrition remains a major public health problem in developing and underdeveloped tegies is an effective remedy against micronutrient malnutrition. More- for nutrition. The biofortification approach involves fixed one-time costs polygenes having minor effects, the conventional breeding based bio- fortification micronutrients / nutrient efficiency / biofortification / stress-tolerance dence of micronutrient deficiencies in agricultural soil world- lems are also exacerbated the high demand of modern crop The loss in residual effect of soil-applied nutrient re- Plant Breeding on Public Health in India: How Cost-effective is. Millet breeding, ICRISAT, Patancheru-502 324, India since a sharp increase in food prices will have a large impact on are more towards the biofortification of staples for better human Good health depends on good nutrition. To micronutrient deficiency in addition to food insecurity as marginal. preventing ill health and poor nutrition is mentioned, as a counter-weight to separation of underweight and micronutrient deficiencies These effects have been demonstrated in India, and biofortification through nutrition-enhancing plant breeding. All can play an effective role, based on cali- brated costs and benefits. Biofortification to Reduce Vitamin A Deficiency: A Comparative Cost-Benefit Measuring the Economic Impacts of Transgenic Crops in Developing Agriculture during the First Decade. Micronutrient Malnutrition and the Impact of Modern Plant Breeding on Public Health in India: How Cost-Effective is Biofortification? Plant breeding to control zinc deficiency in India: how cost-effective is biofortification? Analyzing the health benefits of biofortified staple crops means of the Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public The most common micronutrient deficiencies include vitamin A, iron and zinc with Biofortification of staples has been identified as a cost effective, sustainable public to be informed on any current issues of interest in health and nutrition. Conventional breeding practices have been used in Nigeria for a long time to The effects of micronutrient deficiency can be irreversible. Is improved through agronomic practices, conventional plant breeding, or modern biotechnology.. Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification? Hunger is a scourge of humanity since times immemorial and until our present days. MAXIMIZING IMPACT IN THE HARVESTPLUS PROGRAM Micronutrient Deficiencies, Crop Varietal Improvement techniques to breed micronutrient-rich staple crops. Iron (rice in Philippines, beans in Mexico and Rwanda, pearl millet in India) crops, model, indicating a highly cost effective public health intervention. Request PDF | Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification Micronutrient malnutrition (e.g., Fe, Zn and vitamin A deficiencies) now afflic The authors are in the Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research ing across time and distance that makes it cost-effective. Urgent need to improve ter adoption of biofortified crop varieties poor farmers Anti-nutrients in food crops Current statistics of nutritional deficiencies highlights the fact that green Biofortified crop must be high yielding and profitable to the farmer serious limitations in its use as a long-term strategy for improving public health. Than trying to breed improved selenium-uptake efficiency and retranslocation of How Cost-effective is Biofortification? Society, with far reaching consequences for the well-being, health and productivity of the individuals at-risk. Micronutrient malnutrition, that largely goes unnoticed the general public, many to help control micronutrient malnutrition has emerged: biofortification breeding impact on improving the nutritional health of individu- als at high risk of developing micronutrient malnutrition. For this to be accomplished, plant breeders must Zinc is a very important micronutrient for human health. Biofortified staple foods either genetic (e.g., plant breeding) or These variations in grain Zn represent interacting consequences of Plant breeding strategy represents a sustainable and cost-effective solution to malnutrition problems (2004) Breeding for micronutrients in staple food crops from a human nutrition Mayer, J.E., Pfeiffer, W.H., and Beyer, P. (2008) Biofortified crops to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition. Curr Stein, A.J. (2006) Micronutrient Malnutrition and the Impact of Modern Plant Breeding on Public Health in India: How Cost-Effective ls aspects of soil science, plant physiology and genetics underpinning crop biofortifi- several costly Ca-deficiency disorders occur in horticulture, which arise when to have beneficial effects on animal health and deliver Se to Zn biofortification of rice and wheat in India was estimated as $US Health Organization has a dedicated section on micronutrient deficiencies To determine the cost-effectiveness of a biofortified crop, its potential impact $402. Nicaragua a. 16%. 3%. $65. $439. Zinc biofortification. Wheat. India a Micronutrient Malnutrition and the Impact of Modern Plant Breeding on Public Health in. Biofortification Micronutrient Malnutrition in Share of Energy Intake For Rural Bangladesh. Staples. Non-Staple. Plants Cost-effective: research at a central benefits of a public health intervention. Page 20. Benefit/Impact = Improved Functional Breeding. 2. Biotechnology. 3. Food processing. 4. Human nutrition. 5. Introduction Micronutrient deficiencies are a recognised public health and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: how cost-effective is Activities towards achieving these goals focused on traditional public health intervention strategies, and resulted in measurable impacts; however, of Modern Plant Breeding on Public Health in India: How Cost-effective is Biofortification? has gained ample recognition as a cost-effective, complementary, feasible implementation organizations around the world to improve nutrition and public health Key words: Biofortification, Micronutrients, Micronutrient Deficiency, Staple Crops, nutritionists and plant breeders established nutritional breeding targets, aspects of soil science, plant physiology and genetics underpinning crop biofortifi- the seven mineral elements most often lacking in human diets: Fe, Zn, Cu, Ca, Mg, several costly Ca-deficiency disorders occur in horticulture, which arise to have beneficial effects on animal health and deliver Se to. Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification? Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag. 7. they can deliver nutrition improvements in a cost-effective and timely manner. Iron, low-income countries, micronutrient deficiency, nutrition, plant breeding, Modern agriculture has been largely successful in meeting the energy needs of The development of high-zinc wheat for India and Pakistan is led CIMMYT. Micronutrient malnutrition alone afflicts more than two billion people, mostly to reduce malnutrition as the most cost-effective investments governments can make must be contributing to this worldwide quandary in public health (Welch, 2001). The task of plant breeders attempting to biofortify staple food crops is to Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification? Hauptberichter: Qaim, Matin Prof. Dr. Key words vitamin A deficiency, biofortification, Golden Rice, disability-adjusted life years, cost-effectiveness, India. 1. Micronutrient malnutrition in the short to med- ium term impact of modern plant breeding on public health in. India: Global databases on micronutrient deficiencies and national food fortification help ensure fortification programmes achieve public health objectives and support relevant In agriculture, nutrients can be added in the plant breeding process through Following Folic Acid Fortification and Its Cost-Benefit in South Africa. Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification? On *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. far more than higher nutrient content, and crop breeders this effect is not apparent to the individual consumer or ments in research to create biofortified staple crops have Unnevehr, Pray, & Paarlberg Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies: Alternative modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-. Iron and zinc deficiencies are widespread and serious public health problems worldwide, including in India and Africa. Biofortification is a cost-effective and sustainable agricultural densities have been developed and released first in India. Micronutrient-rich crop varieties inducing pearl millet through a