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                            Contents
                            Special Issue on Improving Human Nutrition Through Agriculture
                            Based on the meeting on Improving Human Nutrition Through Agriculture: The Role of International Agricultural 
                            Research, held at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Philippines, 5–7 October 1999
                            Guest Editor: Howarth E. Bouis
                            Foreword........................................................................................................................................................351
                            Conference overview and objectives
                            Improving human nutrition through agricultural research: Overview and objectives   
                              —Per Pinstrup-Andersen.................................................................................................................................. 352
                            Disciplinary Perspectives on Agriculture–Nutrition Linkages
                            Human nutrition perspective
                            Overcoming micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries: Is there a role for agriculture?   
                              —Barbara A. Underwood.................................................................................................................................. 356
                            Plant science perspective 
                            A new paradigm for world agriculture: productive, sustainable, nutritious, healthful food systems   
                              —Ross M. Welch and Robin D. Graham ......................................................................................................... 361
                            Economic perspective
                            A conceptual framework for assessing agriculture–nutrition linkages    —Lawrence Haddad....................367
                            Current Research by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 
                            (CGIAR) Related to Human Nutrition
                            Plant-breeding activities for staple foods 
                            The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Micronutrients 
                              Project: Justification and objectives      —Howarth E. Bouis, Robin D. Graham, and 
                              Ross M. Welch.................................................................................................................................................... 374
                            Research on trace minerals 
                            Breeding for trace mineral density in rice    —G. B. Gregorio, D. Senadhira, H. Htut, 
                              and R. D. Graham .............................................................................................................................................. 382
                            Research on trace minerals in the common bean    —Stephen Beebe, Alma Viviana Gonzalez, 
                              and Judith Rengifo ............................................................................................................................................ 387
                            Breeding for trace minerals in wheat    —Ivan Monasterio and Robin D. Graham......................................392
                      The potential for increasing the iron and zinc density of maize through plant-breeding   
                        —Marianne Bänziger and Jennifer Long.......................................................................................................... 397
                      Zinc and iron concentrations in seeds of wild, primitive, and modern wheats   
                        —I. Cakmak, H. Ozkan, H. J. Braun, R. M. Welch, and V. Romheld...............................................................401
                      Research on β-carotene
                      Carotenoids in staple foods: Their potential to improve human nutrition   
                        —Robin D. Graham and Julia M. Rosser ......................................................................................................... 404
                      Iron, carotene, and ascorbic acid in cassava roots and leaves      —A. L. Chavez, J. M. Bedoya, 
                        T. Sánchez, C. Iglesias, H. Ceballos, and W. Roca ............................................................................................ 410
                      Potential of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes for raising vitamin A intake in Africa   
                        —Vital Hagenimana and Jan Low .................................................................................................................... 414
                      Genetic variation in total carotene, iron, and zinc contents of maize and cassava genotypes   
                        —B. Maziya-Dixon, J. G. Kling, A. Menkir, and A. Dixon............................................................................... 419
                      Research on bioavailability
                      Low-phytic-acid grains    —Victor Raboy ....................................................................................................... 423
                      Testing iron and zinc bioavailability in genetically enriched beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) 
                        and rice (Oryza sativa L.) in a rat model      —R. M. Welch, W. A. House, S. Beebe, 
                        D. Senadhira, G. B. Gregorio, and Z. Cheng..................................................................................................... 428
                      Measuring iron and zinc bioavailability in humans    —J. C. King, C. M. Donangelo, 
                        L. R. Woodhouse, S. D. Mertz, D. M. Shames, F. E. Viteri, Z. Cheng, and R. M. Welch..................................434
                       
                      A human feeding trial of iron-enhanced rice    —Jere D. Haas, Angelita M. del Mundo, 
                        and John L. Beard............................................................................................................................................... 440
                      Lessons Learned from Past Experience and Future Prospects for the Use of 
                      Biotechnology 
                      The quality protein maize story    —S. K. Vasal .............................................................................................. 445
                      Application of biotechnology to improving the nutritional quality of rice   
                        —Swapan Datta and Howarth E. Bouis ........................................................................................................... 451
                      Biotechnology and agriculture in today’s world    —Ronald L. Phillips........................................................457
                      Increasing the Supply of Micronutrient-rich Foods 
                      Household-level economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in 
                        the Ethiopian highlands    —Mohamed M. Ahmed, Mohammed Jabbar, and Simeon Ehui....................460
                      Integration of aquaculture into smallholder farming systems for improved food security 
                        and household nutrition    —Mark Prein and Mahfuz Ahmed..................................................................466
                      The integrated research approach of the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center 
                        (AVRDC) to enhance micronutrient availability    —Mubarik Ali and Samson Tsou .............................472
                      Commercial vegetable and polyculture fish production in Bangladesh: Their impacts on 
                        household income and dietary quality    —Howarth E. Bouis ..................................................................482
                      Mycotoxin contamination of foods in Africa: Antinutritional factors    —K. F. Cardwell ...........................488
                      Improving the nutritional quality and yield potential of grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.)   
                        —A. M. Abd El-Moneim, B. van Dorrestein, M. Baum, and W. Mulugeta ....................................................493
                      Diversity for food security: Improving human nutrition through better evaluation, management, 
                        and use of plant genetic resources    —H. Fassil, L. Guarino, S. Sharrock, BhagMal, 
                        T. Hodgkin, and M. Iwanaga ............................................................................................................................. 497
                      A comment on how the nutritional impact of agricultural innovations can be enhanced   
                        —Suttilak Smitasiri............................................................................................................................................ 503
            Integrating Agricultural Interventions with Existing Micronutrient Programmes
            An in-depth case study of the Philippines (Asian perspective)
            The Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition: An overview    —Corazon Barba  ..........................................507
            The Philippine micronutrient supplementation programme    —Alex C. dela Cuadra  ..............................512
            Food fortification in the Philippines: Policies, programmes, issues, and prospects   
             —Florentino S. Solon........................................................................................................................................ 515
            Reducing micronutrient malnutrition: Policies, programmes, issues, and prospects—dietary 
             diversification through food production and nutrition education    —Elsa M. Bayani ...........................521
            Possible contributions of the Philippine agricultural research system to improving human nutrition   
             —Gelia T. Castillo.............................................................................................................................................. 527
            Comments on possible contributions of the Philippine agricultural research system to improving 
             human nutrition    —Bienvenido Juliano.................................................................................................... 529
            Other regional perspectives 
            Micronutrient interventions: Options for Africa    —Ifeyironwa Francisca Smith ......................................532
            Micronutrient policies for agriculture in Latin America    —Ricardo Bressani ............................................538
            Agriculture for consumers: Experiences from Norway    —Wenche Barth Eide ..........................................542
            Agriculture–nutrition linkages and the US Department of Agriculture: A global view   
             —Barbara O. Schneeman and Eileen Kennedy................................................................................................ 547
            Conference Summary and Recommendations
            Improving human nutrition through agriculture: The role of international agricultural research. 
             Conference summary and recommendations    —Howarth E. Bouis........................................................550
            Erratum.................................................................................................................................................................... 567
            Books received ....................................................................................................................................................... 568
            News and notes ..................................................................................................................................................... 569
            Annex...................................................................................................................................................................... 570
            The Food and Nutrition Bulletin encourages letters to the editor regarding issues dealt with in its contents.
          Food and Nutrition Bulletin
          Editor: Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw
          Assistant Editor: Ms. Edwina B. Murray
          Manuscripts Editor: Mr. Jonathan Harrington
          Associate Editor—Clinical and Human Nutrition:
          Dr. Irwin Rosenberg, Director, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center 
            on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Mass., USA
          Associate Editor—Food Science and Technology:
          Dr. Ricardo Bressani, Institute de Investigaciones, Universidad del Valle de 
            Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
          Editorial Board:
          Dr. Abraham Besrat, Senior Academic Officer, United Nations University, 
            Tokyo, Japan
          Dr. Hernán Delgado, Director, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and 
            Panama (INCAP), Guatemala City, Guatemala
          Dr. Cutberto Garza, Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell Uni-
            versity, Ithaca, N.Y., USA
          Dr. Joseph Hautvast, Secretary General, IUNS, Department of Human Nutri-
            tion, Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands
          Dr. Peter Pellett, Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Uni-
            versity of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., USA
          Dr. Zewdie Wolde-Gabreil, Director, Ethiopian Nutrition Institute, Addis 
            Ababa, Ethiopia
          Dr. Aree Valyasevi, Professor and Institute Consultant, Mahidol University, 
            Bangkok, Thailand
          Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 21, no. 4
          © The United Nations University, 2000
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