biofortification
Sign in to savethumb|The far bowl on the right contains Golden Rice, an example of biofortification using genetic engineering. The golden color of the grains comes from the increased amounts of [[beta-carotene.]]
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- Methodology
- Uses
- Low and middle-income countries
- High-income countries
- Problems
- See also
- Notes
- External links
thumb|The far bowl on the right contains Golden Rice, an example of biofortification using genetic engineering. The golden color of the grains comes from the increased amounts of [[beta-carotene.]]
Biofortification is the practice of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value. This can be done either through conventional selective breeding, or through genetic engineering.