Study Warns Climate Change Reducing Nutritional Value of Crops, Calls for Genetic Solutions
A global study involving 15 researchers, including Israeli expert Prof. Asaph Aharoni, warns that climate change is diminishing the nutritional quality of crops, exacerbating 'hidden hunger' worldwide. The study, published in Nature, highlights the urgent need to enhance the vitamin and mineral content of crops using advanced genetic technologies like CRISPR-Cas. These technologies can help crops become more resilient to climate change while improving their nutritional value. The researchers emphasize the importance of addressing this issue to combat global hunger and nutritional deficiencies, which affect over 700 million people. The study advocates for combining CRISPR-Cas with metabolic engineering to achieve biofortification targets. 
