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The document discusses the issue of iron deficiency in India and proposes biodiversity-based solutions as a safer and more effective alternative to genetically modified bananas. It notes that 75% of Indian women and children suffer from iron deficiency, which biodiverse foods like amaranth, moringa, and rice varieties can help address. However, the destruction of biodiversity and shift to monocultures has reduced dietary diversity and exacerbated malnutrition. While GM bananas aim to increase iron, indigeno
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