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Malnutrition a threat with use climate-resilient crops, scientists say

2014-07-01 03:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: As farmers move toward growing crops designed to meet growing world demand for food and stand up to tougher climate conditions, they may inadvertently be worsening malnutrition, scientists say. Such "hidden hunger" stems from a lack of vitamins and minerals in some crops that replace staple favourites, and a narrowing of the range of foods eaten. "When I was young, we used to feed on amaranth vegetables, guava fruits, wild berries, jackfruits and many other crops that used to grow wild in our...

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