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Boosting human nutrition through land use modelling. An alternative to biofortification

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Many residents in highland cereal and root crop systems face food shortages as well as imbalanced nutrition. Even in food sufficient regions, about 45% of children are stunted, underweight, or deficient in Zinc, calcium and Vitamin A. Some blame food shortages on land shortage or on land degradation and its negative effect on agricultural productivity.
    Publication year

    2004

    Authors

    Amede, T.; Mekonen K; Bekele A; Stroud A

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    agricultural products, farming systems, models, nutrition, research, rooting

    Geographic

    Ethiopia, Uganda

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