Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorGlobal Alliance for Improved Nutritionen
cg.creator.identifierEkin Birol: 0000-0002-1062-1615
cg.creator.identifierBho Mudyahoto: 0000-0001-8137-8344
cg.creator.identifierErick Boy: 0000-0002-0271-1725
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.36072/dp.10en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestPlus
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.placeGeneva, Switzerlanden
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorMkambula, Penjanien
dc.contributor.authorBirol, Ekinen
dc.contributor.authorFriesen, Valerie M.en
dc.contributor.authorMunyua, Hilda M.en
dc.contributor.authorAlberts, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorAytekin, Destanen
dc.contributor.authorMudyahoto, Bhoen
dc.contributor.authorBoy, Ericken
dc.contributor.authorMbuya, Mduduzi N. N.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-12T13:37:57Zen
dc.date.available2024-04-12T13:37:57Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141443
dc.titleTransforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortificationen
dcterms.abstractAn estimated 2 billion people globally are affected by micronutrient deficiencies, while around one third of the global population is at risk of at least one micronutrient deficiency. Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, can be linked to significant disease burden and economic loss. Food-based approaches to tackling micronutrient deficiencies include improving the micronutrient content of widely consumed foods through large-scale food fortification or biofortification, both of which have been proven to be efficacious, cost-effective, and scalable in increasing micronutrient intakes and improving associated biological outcomes. The literature is replete with evidence on the efficacy, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of each of these approaches but with few discussions of their complementarity. In this paper, we present a narrative review of food fortification and biofortification and highlight their complementary roles in helping transform food systems to deliver healthy and accessible foods for all.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMkambula, Penjani; Birol, Ekin; Friesen, Valerie M.; Munyua, Hilda M.; Alberts, Daniel; Aytekin, Destan; Mudyahoto, Bho; Boy, Erick; and Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N. 2022. Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification. GAIN Discussion Paper 10. Geneva, Switzerland: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). https://doi.org/10.36072/dp.10en
dcterms.isPartOfGAIN Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2022-02-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0-IGO
dcterms.publisherGlobal Alliance for Improved Nutritionen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/8340en
dcterms.subjecteconomic aspectsen
dcterms.subjectbiofortificationen
dcterms.subjectdiseasesen
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.subjectfooden
dcterms.subjecthungeren
dcterms.subjectmicronutrient deficienciesen
dcterms.subjectfortificationen
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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