Australian researchers have developed the world's first golden-orange fleshed bananas rich in Vitamin A.
The development of the biofortified fruit is part of a "significant humanitarian project" aimed at improving the nutritional content of the banana in Uganda, where the fruit is a major food staple, says Queensland University of Technology's Professor James Dale.
The consequences of vitamin A deficiency are severe in Uganda, with an estimated 650,000-700,000 children to die as a result each year and a further several hundred thousand going blind.
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