In its less-than-impressive fight against malnourishment, India is set to deploy a new weapon: super foods from ”bio-fortified” crops packed with nutrients. The first of these, high-iron pearl millet, will be introduced in 20112. Indian research facilities are also close to breeding high-zinc wheat and provitamin-A rice and maize. ”Together, they have the potential to improve nutrition of millions,” said Kedar Rai, the director of HarvestPlus, part of a globally funded alliance that has introduced super foods in impoverished Sub-Saharan Africa.