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Bursaries (up to £250) available for early career researchers to attend the next Biofortification Hub Workshop on the topic "Which nutrients are most appropriate to target, and in which crops, for effect"🌿

📅 24 November
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Apply for the bursary by 11 November 2026 ⤵️
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Bursaries for Early Career Researchers to attend the next Biofortification Hub Workshop Workshop: Which nutrients are most appropriate to target, and in which crops, for effective Biofortification?…
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November 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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🆕Bursaries (up to £250) for early career researchers to attend the next Biofortification Hub Workshop "Which nutrients are most appropriate to target, and in which crops, for effect" now available!

📅 24 November
📍 Campden BRI

Apply for the bursary by 11 November 2026⤵️

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Bursaries for Early Career Researchers to attend the next Biofortification Hub Workshop - Biofortification Hub
Bursaries for Early Career Researchers to attend the next Biofortification Hub Workshop Workshop: Which nutrients are most appropriate to target, and in which crops, for effective Biofortification?…
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October 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Professor Martin Warren presented his pioneering work on food biofortification to a UK-Philippines Agri-Tech and Engineering Biology Roundtable at the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein in London today .

Read more on biofortfication
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October 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Caloric food security isn't enough on its own; micronutrient deficiencies remain a major global health challenge. Our latest review reframes crop biofortification within a nutrition-sensitive food systems approach.

Read the review: https://bit.ly/477XZtx

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October 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Gee.

(Source: @devex.com)
Power vacuum As the priorities of wealthy donor nations shift, there’s “less organized give a damn,” according to David Beckmann, a pastor, former president of Bread for the World, and 2010 World Food Prize laureate. Experts in Des Moines pointed out how when the U.S. pulled back, European donors started to do the same. “There’s a vacuum, and the Chinese are taking over that vacuum,” said Howarth Bouis, the 2016 World Food Prize laureate and a scientist focused on biofortification. Last month he attended the World AgriFood Innovation Conference in Beijing, China, where he saw how rapidly the country has advanced: In 60 years it has gone from widespread famine to feeding 1.4 billion people through coordinated political commitments and investment in agriculture. “Ten years from now, I predict that the best U.S. students will want to go to China to learn the best science in agriculture, because the investment isn’t happening in the U.S.,” added Bouis, who is based in the Philippines.
October 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Combing agronomic biofortification with a Zn-efficient wheat line synergistically increases grain Zn concentrations with varied effects on Cd in wheat grains https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.18.759907v1
October 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Combing agronomic biofortification with a Zn-efficient wheat line synergistically increases grain Zn concentrations with varied effects on Cd in wheat grains https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.18.759907v1
October 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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In our latest issue of Advances, discover how this everyday food is particularly suited to #biofortification techniques, ranging from conventional plant breeding to modern-day #geneediting, the latter of which now aims to tackle ‘hidden hunger’ and the global challenge of #VitaminD deficiency.
October 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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⏰ Closing soon! Biofortification Hub Funding Call for Business Interaction Vouchers

For up to 6 months and £35,000

📅 Apply by 16 October 2026
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Business Interaction Vouchers funding—up to £35,000 for six months—for early plant biofortification strategy, biofortified crops/food for social supermarkets, and promotion to children; deadline 16 October 2026, with images of leafy greens and a child eating
October 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Vitamin A supplementation has saved lives in low-income countries where nutrient deficiencies are more common.

But in the U.S., where typical diets provide sufficient nutrients, supplements are used to improve fitness and wellness—despite a lack of evidence on the benefits.

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“When you know you’re right and you’ve got the data behind you, don’t let the naysayers get the last word.” Alfred Sommer, dean emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, when asked for insights gained from his pioneering work on vitamin A supplementation. “We have four strategies for micronutrient deficiency control... you often see them actually depicted as puzzle pieces. You need them all to work together.” Amanda Palmer, associate professor of international health, on biofortification methods to reduce vitamin A deficiencies and child mortality rates in low-income countries. “The trick is to be vitamin sufficient, not have vitamin surplus.” Brian Foster, associate professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, on misinformation around vitamin A and the supplements industry in the U.S. “That is always a goal: to improve the diet. And that requires looking at the food systems, the agricultural systems, the marketing, the seasonality, [and] the need to preserve foods.” Keith West, professor of international health, on public health solutions that address vitamin deficiencies at their source.
October 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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🌾🧪 REVIEW 🧪🌾

Sulfur assimilation interacts with trace element homeostasis through transport, chelation, cofactor biology and reciprocal nutrient regulation providing targets for biofortification and resistance to toxic metal(loid)s- Wang & Zhao

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Fig. 1 (shortened, full legend in paper): Proposed model linking S metabolic pathways to trace element dynamics. Sulfate transporters (SULTR) mediate sulfate uptake and the absorption of molybdate, selenate, and chromate. Within the cell, sulfate is enzymatically activated and reduced to sulfide, which is incorporated into Cys. Cys serves as the foundational precursor for key S-containing peptides, including PCs and MTs, as well as the biosynthesis of NA, and DMA, which are important metal binding compounds. DMA is secreted into the rhizosphere via TOM transporters; the resulting DMA–metal complexes are then imported into root cells by YS/YSL transporters. Sulfur is also incorporated into essential cofactors such as Fe–S clusters and the molybdenum cofactor (Moco). For long-distance transport within the plant, NA is required for the xylem translocation of metals. NA–metal complexes are loaded into the phloem by YSL transporters.
October 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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🧬 REVIEW 🧬

Plants have low methionine levels. Elevated methionine impacts metabolism, stress responses and epigenetic regulation. Understanding the regulation of methionine content may guide safe nutritional biofortification strategies- Amir et al.

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Fig. 1.Metabolic networks regulate Met metabolism. The biosynthesis of Met includes the aspartate pathway, which, via OPH, provides the carbon-amino skeleton, and the sulfur pathway, via cysteine, which provides the thiol group. The catabolism of Met and the three recycling pathways that recycle moieties of Met are also shown: the Yang cycle, the methyl cycle, and the SMM cycle, as well as their associated metabolites. Only several of the enzymes and metabolites are specified. Full arrows represent one metabolic step, while dashed arrows represent several metabolic steps. Abbreviations: CGS, cystathionine-γ-synthase; GLS, glucosinolates; 5-METH, 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate; MGL, methionine γ-lyase; MS, Met synthase; OPH, O-phosphohomoserine; SAH, S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine; SAM, S-adenosylmethionine; SAMS, SAM synthase; SMM, S-methylmethionine.
October 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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The Biofortification Hub is holding a funding call for small Business Interaction Vouchers (BIVs).

⏰ DEADLINE - 16 October 2026 (18:00 GMT)
🗣️ Feedback to applicants - 14 December 2026

💻 Find out more and apply: https://okt.to/2vg3oQ
October 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Thanks @citizentvkenya.bsky.social ! @cgiar.org New varieties of sorghum and pearl millet released in collaboration with KALRO-Kenya for farmer benefit. #biofortification #elnino
October 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Elevated CO2 can boost #yields in C3 crops, but also reduces grain mineral levels, esp. of #iron & #zinc and when combined with #drought, warming or low nitrogen. Rising #CO2 levels threaten the #nutrition quality of grains. #Biofortification and other interventions can help: doi.org/10.3389/fpls...
Frontiers | Elevated CO2 and the hidden hunger crisis: mechanisms, magnitudes, and mitigation of micronutrient dilution in staple crops
Hidden hunger results from inadequate intake of iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and other key micronutrients. Over 2 billion people worldwide are affected, especially ...
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October 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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The Biofortification Hub is holding a funding call for small Business Interaction Vouchers (BIVs).

⏰ DEADLINE - 16 October 2026 (18:00 GMT)
🗣️ Feedback to applicants - 14 December 2026

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October 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Do you work in academia or industry and have an idea for:

🌱 Early strategy for future biofortification
🛒 Biofortified crops and food for social supermarkets
🍏 Promotion of biofortification to children

Check out the #BiofortficationHub's current funding call
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Business Interaction Vouchers funding—up to £35,000 for six months—for early plant biofortification strategy, biofortified crops/food for social supermarkets, and promotion to children; deadline 16 October 2026, with images of leafy greens and a child eating
October 1, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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… Fortifying maize, millet & sorghum could reach more people, but industrial fortification pathways do not yet exist.

>> #Biofortification, i.e. fortification of crops through #plantbreeding, could help.

#Nutrition #Micronutrients
September 29, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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🌾🔬 RESEARCH 🔬🌾

This biofortification strategy can stably increase grain iron and zinc concentrations in rice cultivars Nipponbare and Huaidao 5, offering a potential solution to alleviate global human iron and zinc deficiencies - Gong et al.

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Fig. 5.Grain yield components in the transgenic NB plants. Photographs of (A) harvested grains and (B) the length and width of grains. (C) Total grain yield per plant, (D) 1000-grain weight, (E) length of grain, (F) width of grain, (G) plant height, (H) number of panicles per plant, (I) grain filling, (J) filled grain number per plant, (K) total grain number per plant, and (L) germination rates were analyzed. Scale bars=1 cm. Data represent the means ±SD (n=3). Statistical comparison was performed by one-way ANOVA followed by the Student’s t-test. All data were compared with the Nipponbare (NB) control (*P<0.05, **P<0.01).
September 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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The Biofortification Hub is holding a funding call for small Business Interaction Vouchers (BIVs).

⏰ DEADLINE - 16 October 2026 (18:00 GMT)
🗣️ Feedback to applicants - 14 December 2026

💻 Find out more and apply: https://okt.to/5GDl71
September 26, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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The Biofortification Hub offers funding to support innovative research via Business Interaction Vouchers to encourage and support collaboration between academics and industry. Check out their current call ⤵️

📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026

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Business Interaction Vouchers funding—up to £35,000 for six months—for early plant biofortification strategy, biofortified crops/food for social supermarkets, and promotion to children; deadline 16 October 2026, with images of leafy greens and a child eating
September 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM