Rice, the staple food crop for more than half of the world's population, supplies adequate energy in the form of calories but it lacks other critical vitamins such as vitamin A, minerals such as iron and zinc content and other micronutrients that are essential to human health. Today, micronutrient malnutrition is a large and growing problem in the developing world. Over three billion people currently suffer from micronutrient malnutrition. Iron deficiency may affect three billion people worldwide. It is estimated that 49 per cent of the world's population is at risk for low zinc intake. These...
Rice, the staple food crop for more than half of the world's population, supplies adequate energy in the form of calories but it lacks other critical ...
