?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Nutritional+Consequences+of+Using+Organic+Agricultural+Methods+in+Developing+Countries&rft.creator=Brandt%2C+Dr.+Kirsten&rft.creator=Kidmose%2C+Ulla&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=Crop+health%2C+quality%2C+protection&rft.subject=+Farming+Systems&rft.description=In+addition+to+improved+yields%2C+the+use+of+organic+methods+can+benefit+the+nutritional+value+of+foods+in+several+ways%2C+compared+with+subsistence+agriculture%2C+and+in+some+respects+also+when+compared+with+the+use+of+high-input+conventional+farming+methods.+The+recycling+of+organic+matter+retards+depletion+of+the+soil+and+ensures+that+increases+in+yield+are+not+offset+by+mineral+deficiencies+caused+by+unbalanced+plant+nutrition.+City+populations+can+use+organic+products+to+minimize+their+intake+of+pesticide+residues+and+nitrate.+Improved+nutritional+status+of+crops+under+low-input+conditions+can+increase+the+contents+of+protein+and+vitamin+A%2C+but+can+also+increase+the+contents+of+some+anti-nutrients.+Improved+availability+of+firewood+through+agroforestry+enables+thorough+cooking+to+ensure+removal+of+anti-nutrients+and+full+utilization+of+nutrients.+Increased+diversity+of+crops+not+only+provides+a+more+dependable+food+supply%2C+but+also+increases+the+chance+for+obtaining+a+full+complement+of+nutrients+due+to+the+variability+in+composition+of+different+staple+crops.+The+increased+use+of+pulses%2C+vegetables+and+fruit+also+overcomes+short-comings+in+the+nutritional+values+of+the+main+staple+crops%2C+such+as+maize+and+rice.+However%2C+to+obtain+the+full+benefits+from+these+methods%2C+substantially+increased+and+much+more+targeted+research+on+the+development+and+use+of+organic+agriculture+methods+under+tropical+conditions+is+necessary%2C+especially+in+connection+with+subsistence+agriculture.&rft.publisher=Eolss+Publishers%2C+Oxford%2C+UK&rft.contributor=Cakmak%2C+Ismail&rft.contributor=Graham%2C+Robin+D.&rft.contributor=Welch%2C+Ross+M.&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F1570%2F1%2FE5_21_05_00_samlet.pdf&rft.identifier=Brandt%2C+Dr.+Kirsten+and+Kidmose%2C+Ulla+(2003)+Nutritional+Consequences+of+Using+Organic+Agricultural+Methods+in+Developing+Countries.+In%3A+Impacts+of+Agriculture+on+Human+Health+and+Nutrition%2C+in+Encyclopedia+of+Life+Support+Systems+(EOLSS)%2C+Developed+under+the+Auspices+of+the+UNESCO.+*&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F1570%2F