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Deficiencies of micronutrients such as vitamin A are widespread, expecially in Africa.Biofortified crops such as maize, bred for high levels of provitamin A might offer a solution, butthese crops are often bright orange, and African maize consumers prefer white. To estimate theconsumers interest...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensory characteristics and consumer acceptability of qualityprotein maize (QPM) in rural Tanzania. Due to the malnutrition problem facing consumers in developing countries,QPM which has almost double the amount of tryptophan and lysine, has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443648
Maize is the major food crop and an important cash crop in East Africa, but yields have not increased in the last years. Maize prices fluctuate heavily both over time, causing price insecurity which hampers investment decisions, and over space which, combined with limited knowledge of that...
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Deficiencies of micronutrients such as vitamin A are widespread, expecially in Africa. Biofortified crops such as maize, bred for high levels of provitamin A might offer a solution, but these crops are often bright orange, and African maize consumers prefer white. To estimate the consumers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201540
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensory characteristics and consumer acceptability of quality protein maize (QPM) in rural Tanzania. Due to the malnutrition problem facing consumers in developing countries, QPM which has almost double the amount of tryptophan and lysine, has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203056
Market liberalization created a situation where there are no guaranteed grain prices, no central information source and the need for marketing information increased. Unfortunately, most farmers have little or no access to marketing information. This study evaluates farmers’ perceptions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068412