LSU Bred High-Protein Rice Brings Value, Nutrition
More than 750 million people don’t get enough nutrients from their food, and more than two-thirds of those live in places that consume a lot of rice. Can rice bred for extra protein be the answer? “There are hundreds of millions of people around the world who depend on rice and eat it three times a day, but their access to protein is very limited by availability and cost,” says Herry Utomo, a professor at the Louisiana State University AgCenter.