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Biofortification of Common Bean for Higher Iron Concentration Common bean is a staple food of smallholder farmers and poor urban consumers in Latin America and Africa among whom iron deficiency is frequent From: Abstract Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a staple food of smallholder farmers and poor urban consumers in Latin America and eastern-southern Africa among whom iron deficiency is frequent. Bean was domesticated in Mexico and the southern Andes, creating two distinct gene pools...