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Breeding for nutrition
Taken together, mineral and vitamin deficiencies affect a far greater number of people in the world than protein-energy malnutrition. Can commonly-eaten food staple crops be developed which fortify their seeds with essential minerals and vitamins?
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The supply side of global food security
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Global food projections to 2020
This paper examines the global food security picture through 2020, using a model that incorporates 35 individual countries and regions and 17 commodities to estimate supply and demand for food.
Global food production, so far, has increased continuously because cropped area has expanded and productivity per unit area has increased. In some regions of the world, however, there is little scope for further spatial expansion of agriculture.
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Global perspectives for food production and consumption
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Global food balances and food security
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Benefit-cost analysis of increased funding for agricultural research and development in the global south
This paper conducts a benefit–cost analysis of expanding agricultural research and development (R&D) in the Global South.
The world’s food systems must be transformed to make healthier diets more accessible for all, while increasing the sustainability and resilience of these systems, as clearly called for in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of biofortified food and food products: Current evidence
Biofortification increases micronutrient content in staple crops through conventional breeding, agronomic methods, or genetic engineering.
Despite enormous research efforts, a sufficiently sensitive and reliable biomarker for the assessment of zinc (Zn) status has not been identified to date.
The future wellbeing of billions of rural people is interconnected with transforming food systems for equity, nutrition, environmental sustainability, and resilience.
Key findings of this report show that much progress has been made towards the goal of ending hunger.