Dealing with zinc and iron deficiency in rice: Combine strategies to fight hidden hunger in developing countries

Zinc and Iron are essential micronutrient for both plant growth and human health but it is often reported to be deficient in regions where rice is use as staple food. Although significant progresses are made in understanding genetic and molecular mechanism of micronutrient acquisition but these need to be characterize to increase the bioavailability of these micronutrients. Biofortification is suggested to be a sustainable and costeffective approach in this perspective and for that combination of various agronomic and genetic strategies should be put in place without delay.