Taj Din Chakki is a rural, solar-powered wheat mill in Pakistan that is paving the way for zinc-enriched wheat flour to reach families’ plates in its local area. The mill…
Islamabad, Pakistan is facing serious challenges of malnutrition and food insecurity. Climate change and recent flooding have created further threats to deteriorate the situation. Malnutrition cost Pakistan 7.6 billion USD…
Islamabad, (Parliament Times) : Pakistan is facing serious challenges of malnutrition and food insecurity. Climate change and recent flooding have created further threats to deteriorate the situation. Malnutrition cost Pakistan…
LAHORE:More than 3.5 million metric tons of zinc biofortified wheat grain harvested this year. This would help to reduce zinc deficiency in Pakistan where over 50 million people are zinc…
MUNAWAR HUSAIN Authorities in Pakistan anticipate considerable climate-related decline in wheat production for the 2022-2023 season. And yet, food and agriculture experts are hopeful that production of zinc-enriched…
Amid fears of considerable decline in the wheat production due to effects of climate change for the 2022-2023 season, biofortified crops, especially Zinc-enriched wheat, has the potential to help bring…
KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan anticipate considerable climate-related decline in wheat production for the 2022-2023 season. And yet, food and agriculture experts are hopeful that production of zinc-enriched biofortified wheat will…
The worldwide proliferation of mobile devices, including in rural parts of low- and middle-income countries, has made social and other digital media readily available to billions of people. These platforms…
22 April 2022, Pakistan: Pakistani government officials have voiced strong endorsement for a new standard for zinc-enriched wheat grains that was developed through the Commercialisation of Biofortified Crops (CBC) Programme.…
Farmer field days (FFDs) are on-farm classrooms which help farmers learn successful farming technologies and techniques, and get practical information from agricultural experts, fellow farmers and research organizations that the…
The more farmers learn about nutrient-enriched crops, the more they want to grow them.
In Pakistan, increased awareness among farmers and value chain actors about biofortification has rocketed the zinc-enriched…