Highlights: Biofortification is a global approach to reducing hunger and malnutrition. It entails funding agricultural types that have been biofortified. Optimizing the impact of current nutrition programs...
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The changing climate poses significant threats to agriculture and the ability to ensure sufficient global food production. With the expanding population, there is an urgent demand to increase crop productivity...
Orphan crops, also known as minor crops, smart foods, and superfoods, have attracted great attention recently because of their unique ability to grow in resource-poor...
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The gap between wheat consumption and production in Africa is increasing over time.
Wheat yield gaps are large across most wheat producing regions...
Background
The process of selecting superior performing plants for food, feed and fiber products dates back more than 10,000 years and has been substantially refined in...
A systematic review conducted by a team of scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has revealed that many farmers around the world incorrectly identify their...
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced mainly by fungi belonging to the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Claviceps, and Alternaria that contaminate basic food products throughout the world...
Widespread enthusiasm about potential contributions of genome-edited crops to address climate change, food security, nutrition and health, environmental sustainability and diversification of agriculture is dampened by concerns...
This paper rethinks the governance of genebanks in a social and political context that has significantly evolved since their establishment. The theoretical basis for the paper is the commons conceptual framework in relation to both...