‘Nobel for food’ winner Simon Groot urges ailing world to eat more vegetables
Boost crop varieties to tackle malnutrition, says Simon Groot, seed breeder and World Food Prize winner
10 June 2019 - 18:50
London — With poor diet topping smoking as a health hazard, the world must put good nutrition over empty calories, especially in emerging Asian economies, according to the winner of a prestigious global prize dubbed the “Nobel for food”.
Seed breeder Simon Groot, 84, whose family has cultivated seeds for hundreds of years – said the world must tackle malnutrition by boosting vegetable and crop varieties...
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