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    Biofortified East African Highland Bananas to Alleviate Vitamin A Deficiency in Uganda
    (Gates Open Res, 2019) Buah, Stephen; Tindamanyire, Jimmy M.; Namanya, Priver; Kubiriba, Jerome; Paul, Jean-Yves; Dale, James L.; Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce
    Micronutrient deficiency, also referred to as hidden hunger, is a global public health problem that affects over two billion people (Tulchinsky, 2010). In Uganda, micronutrient deficiency is the third most important public health problem after HIV/AIDS and malaria. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) are the major causes of anaemia in Uganda. VAD affects 20-35% of children below five years of age and the same proportion of women of child-bearing age. The aim of the Banana 21 project is to alleviate vitamin A deficiency through biofortification of Uganda’s major staple food, banana.