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Biofortified Crop Varieties
Biofortification breeds extra vitamins and minerals into a crop itself, so an ordinary meal carries more micronutrients without any processing step. It is in the news after an 18 October 2026 government backgrounder on Kufri Jamunia, a purple-fleshed potato bred by ICAR's Central Potato Research Institute and released in 2024.
Last updated 19 October 20264 min read
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New card: biofortification versus fortification, and ICAR-CPRI's three coloured potatoes, led by the purple-fleshed Kufri Jamunia with its vitamin C, iron, zinc and yield figures.
- biofortification
- Kufri Jamunia
- Kufri Neelkanth
- Kufri Manik
- ICAR-CPRI
- purple potato
- hidden hunger
- anthocyanins
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