Question: I would like to know about the functions of vitamin A in an animal, and the appropriate time for the vitamin to be administered. I recently read an article that didn’t go into detail but simply listed its various functions – such as for maintaining the health of epithelial…
Bio-fortified orange maize has enjoyed a rapid growth acceleration and reached almost a million Zambian people in three years. Zambia’s HarvestPlus country manager, Dr Eliab Simpungwe, said government had driven the crop’s adoption, and promotion, through a dedicated budget allocation. According to HarvestPlus, government is the major buyer of the…
A new study shows that orange maize could help Zambians overcome malnutrition, a major challenge in the country. Dr Amanda Palmer, of Johns Hopkins Centre for Human Nutrition, headed a research team in the Mkushi district that conducted a trial in which they studied the visual responses of children (in…
