ArticleNature2021
The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi.
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24 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.
D Gashu *Centre for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6067-4432
P C Nalivata *Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi.
T AmedeInternational Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
E L AnderCentre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3901-1949
E H BaileySchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5266-3792
L BotomanLilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1159-0598
C ChagumairaLilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0590-0350
S GamedaInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-6373
S M HaefeleSustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0389-8373
K HailuCentre for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
E J M JoyFaculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
A A KalimbiraLilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi.
D B KumssaSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.
R M LarkSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2571-8521
I S LigoweLilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi.
S P McGrathSustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0952-8947
A E MilneSustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4509-0578
A W MossaSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.
M MunthaliThe Department of Agricultural Research Services, Lilongwe, Malawi.
E K TowettWorld Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya.
M G WalshAfrica Soil Information Service, Selian Agricultural Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania.
L WilsonSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.
S D YoungSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.
M R BroadleySchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK. martin.broadley@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3964-7226
University of Nottingham · GBLilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources · MWRothamsted Research · GBAddis Ababa Science and Technology University · ETAddis Ababa University · ETBritish Geological Survey · GBInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center · ETLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBWorld Agroforestry Centre · KE
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/C/000I0320Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/C/000I0330
Abstract
Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) remain widespread among people in sub-Saharan Africa
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