High Iron and Zinc Beans: Kicking Hidden Hunger out of Malawi Malawi Policy Brief By: Justice Munthali; Robert Fungo; Rowland Chirwa; Patricia Onyango; and Jean Claude Rubyogo. 2020 Two thirds (63%) of Malawian children suffer from anaemia; a condition... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
New Review Affirms Nutritional Impact of Iron-Biofortified Crops
A review of current evidence on the nutritional impact of iron-biofortified staple crops reinforces the findings and strength of the existing research. The review affirms that regular consumption of these high-iron varieties, including beans and pearl millet, reduces iron-deficiency in vulnerable population groups such as school children and non-pregnant young women.
