Hidden hunger: gender and the politics of smarter foods

For decades, NGOs targeting world hunger focused on ensuring that adequate quantities of food were being sent to those in need.

In the 1990s, the international food policy community turned its focus to the 'hidden hunger' of micronutrient deficiences, a problem that resulted in two scientific solutions: fortification, the addition of nutrients to processed foods, and biofortification, the modification of crops to produce more nutritious yields.

In this book, the author explores this recent emphasis on micronutrients and smart foods within the international development community.