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| Ouma, James Okuro; Bett, Charles; Githaigah, T.. |
| Lack of access to nutritious food is an underlying and major cause of child mortality in Africa. Improving the nutritional quality of food crops, through biofortification, would be a useful complementary strategy to other agricultural and public health interventions. Quality Protein Maize (QPM) varieties have been developed through biofortification. Consumption of these varieties leads to greater protein utilisation in adults and children. In Kenya three QPM varieties have been released. In Central Kenya, particularly Kirinyaga district, farmers have come together through Innovation Platform for Technology Adoption ( IPTA) with the aim of production, value addition and marketing of QPM based products. These groups require information on the potential... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Market; Products; Quality Protein Maize; Rapid market appraisal; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96173 |
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