Does Biofortification Require Genetic Engineering?
No. In fact most of the work being done by HarvestPlus to biofortify staple food crops relies on traditional plant breeding techniques to increase the nutritional quality of staple foods. Seed and germplasm banks throughout the world are evaluated for varieties of staple food crops that have naturally occurring higher levels of micronutrients in their seeds. These varieties are then crossed with modern high yielding varieties in an attempt to breed new naturally biofortified varieties that perform well in the field, produce high yields, and that are also more nutritious. However, those essential nutrients that cannot be bred into key food staples through conventional plant breeding methods may require transgenic breeding approaches to provide enough nutrients to significantly improve human nutrition.
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