author(s)
Divya Phougat and SK Sethi

abstract
Malnutrition is a reticent emergency and persistent threat to the future of children especially in developing countries. 27 percent of all children globally are stunted which is the ultimate cause of malnutrition. Global Nutrition Report 2018, insights 22.7% of world’s children under the age of five are stunted. 9.7% of female (aged 20-29) and 5.7% of adolescent girls (aged 15-19) are underweight. These figures signified the unacceptably high burden of malnutrition on world. Biofortified staple food seems the best solution to fight and overcome malnutrition problem worldwide. Breeding for nutrient dense wheat is a sustainable and cost-effective approach for availability of micronutrients and further, adoption of biofortifed wheat varieties by farmers and release of new biofortified varieties in public domain will be helpful in fighting against malnutrition globally which also damages the world economy.