Forests: an overlooked resource for tackling micronutrient deficiency
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A study by the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute argues that forests are an overlooked resource in the fight against micronutrient deficiency and suggests that the conventional response to malnutrition in many developing countries – clearing forests to raise the production of staple crops – limits dietary diversity.
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