Deficiency of micronutrients and vitamins with satisfactory energy intake is known as hidden hunger. It is an alarming situation in the world in general and in developing countries in particular, where people intake satisfactory calories with less nutritious food. Major micronutrient deficiencies include zinc, iron, iodine, folic acid, vitamin D, and Vitamin E. As maximum population has access to staple food, enrichment of staple food with required micronutrients is one way to fight hidden hunger. In this article, different agricultural strategies like fertilization with micronutrients, breeding for higher micronutrient status of crop variety, and making transgenic to enrich staple food for deficient micronutrients are discussed. Based on the discussion, few strategies are also suggested to combat hidden hunger. Success of improvement of staple food crops for deficient micronutrient may noticeably contribute in elevation of hidden hunger.
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