Biofortification, the process of increasing the micronutrient content of a food crop through selective breeding, genetic modification, or enriched fertilizers, was first proposed in the 1990s as a low ...

When the seeds of plants such as pea and sunflower are biofortified with zinc, the seedlings they quickly produce—harvested as microgreens—could both help to mitigate global malnutrition and boost the ...

HYDERABAD, India, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mordor Intelligence publishes a new research report on the global biofortification market, highlighting its rapid evolution as a cornerstone of ...

Biofortification is a set of approaches to boost nutrients in food that have been lost due to industrial agriculture practices. Biofortification risks making our current industrial agriculture system ...

Biofortification stands out among traditional fortification methods as a cost-effective and sustainable approach for combatting micronutrient deficiencies (MND), especially in countries with ...

Biofortification alone is not enough to enhance bread with optimum iron and zinc levels to fight deficiencies, a study says as it cites other production methods that should factor in its creation.

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Micronutrient malnutrition is caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals in the diet. Poor people are particularly vulnerable to micronutrient malnutrition, as their diets consist mainly of grains and ...