Fighting poverty, hunger and malnutrition with neglected and underutilized species: needs, challenges and the way forward

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=244&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=2663&cHash=8ce75c6de581068fe806f76c611fa9d7en
cg.isbn978-92-9043-941-7en
cg.link.permalinkhttp://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=244&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=2663&cHash=8ce75c6de581068fe806f76c611fa9d7en
cg.placeRome, Italyen
cg.subject.bioversityWILD PLANTSen
cg.subject.bioversityINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGEen
cg.subject.bioversityPOVERTYen
cg.subject.bioversityMALNUTRITIONen
dc.contributor.authorPadulosi, S.en
dc.contributor.authorBioversity Internationalen
dc.contributor.authorThompson, J.en
dc.contributor.authorRudebjer, P.G.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-13T11:39:09Zen
dc.date.available2015-11-13T11:39:09Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/68927
dc.titleFighting poverty, hunger and malnutrition with neglected and underutilized species: needs, challenges and the way forwarden
dcterms.abstractNeglected and underutilized species (NUS) are those to which little attention is paid or which are entirely ignored by agricultural researchers, plant breeders and policymakers1. Typically, NUS are not traded as commodities. They are wild or semi-domesticated varieties and non-timber forest species adapted to particular, often quite local, environments. Many of these varieties and species, along with a wealth of traditional knowledge about their cultivation and use, are being lost at an alarming rate. Yet NUS present tremendous opportunities for fighting poverty, hunger and malnutrition. And they can help make agricultural production systems more resilient to climate change. Not least, acknowledgment of the value of NUS in traditional foods and cultures can empower indigenous communities (women in particular) and reaffirm their identity. The time for action on NUS is now. There is a growing realization that agriculture must diversify. NUS have an important role to play in advancing agricultural development beyond the Green Revolution model of improving and raising the yields of staple crops.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPadulosi, S.; Thompson, J.; Rudebjer, P. (2013) Fighting poverty, hunger and malnutrition with neglected and underutilized species: needs, challenges and the way forward. Bioversity International 60 p.en
dcterms.extent60 p.en
dcterms.issued2013
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherBioversity Internationalen
dcterms.subjectwild plantsen
dcterms.subjectindigenous knowledgeen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.subjectmalnutritionen
dcterms.typeBook

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