zinc

Nutrition, health and food security
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Zinc and provitamin A biofortified maize genotypes have potential to reduce hidden hunger in Nepal.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: Reuters (15 Apr 2021)

Scientists at CIMMYT expect to sharply ramp up new wheat varieties enriched with zinc that can boost the essential mineral for millions of poor people with deficient diets.

Innovations
Press releases

High-zinc and climate-resilient varieties poised to boost production for farmers and nutrition for consumers.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: Outlook India (25 Feb 2020)

Harvest Plus supports cross-sector alliances to advance biofortified crops in India.

Innovations
Features

CIMMYT wheat breeder supports smallholder farmers without access to a diversified diet by improving nutritional quality in wheat.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: The Economic Times (15 Sep 2019)

CIMMYT has released eleven varieties of nutritious zinc wheat in India.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

Researchers urge donor agencies to support the dissemination of new blast-resistant, biofortified wheat in Bangladesh.

Nutrition, health and food security
Press releases

New varieties deliver essential micronutrients to those who lack diverse diets.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

CIMMYT, HarvestPlus and Semilla Nueva are working together to reduce the country’s levels of malnutrition, through the development and deployment of the world’s first biofortified zinc-enriched maize.

Nutrition, health and food security
Nutrition, health and food security
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A new zinc-enriched maize variety developed by CIMMYT was released in Colombia to help combat malnutrition in South America.

Nutrition, health and food security