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Assessing Suitability of Sorghum to Alleviate Sub-Saharan Nutritional Deficiencies through the Nutritional Water Productivity Index in Semi-Arid Regions

Foods, 2021
Lack of cereal nutritional water productivity (NWP) information disadvantages linkages of nutrition to water–food nexus as staple food crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study determined the suitability of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.
Sandile T. Hadebe, Albert T. Modi, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi   +2 more
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Neglected and Underutilized Plant Species (NUS) from the Apulia Region Worthy of Being Rescued and Re-Included in Daily Diet

Horticulturae, 2021
Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are cultivated, semi-domesticated, or wild plant species, not included in the group of the major staple crops, since, in most cases, they do not meet the global market requirements.
Aurelia Scarano, Teodoro Semeraro, Marcello Chieppa, Angelo Santino   +3 more
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Performance of UC Davis chimney dryer: time saving and retention of nutritional quality of carrot and brinjal

Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2020
Background: UC Davis (University of California, Davis) chimney dryer is a low cost technology and has been developed by the expert of UC Davis to dry the food product targeting to ensure the nutritional security.
Shamsudduha Pias, M Tariqul Islam, M Abdur Rahim, Alamin Sheikh, M Ashraful Islam   +4 more
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Agroecological territorial dynamics: considerations about brazilian settlements

Revista Produção e Desenvolvimento, 2020
Purpose: In this article we present agroecological experiences in rural settlements in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, Paraná State, Brazil. By analyzing the advances and challenges of these initiatives, we aim to highlight the need for broader,
Lisane Carvalho, Anelise Graciele Rambo, Janete Stoffel   +2 more
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Mainstreaming orphan millets for advancing climate smart agriculture to secure nutrition and health

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
The ever-changing climate and the current COVID-19 pandemic compound the problems and seriously impact agriculture production, resulting in socio-economic insecurities and imposing health implications globally.
Piyoosh K. Babele, Himabindu Kudapa, Yogeshwar Singh, Rajeev K. Varshney, Rajeev K. Varshney, Anil Kumar   +5 more
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Potential of Underutilized Grain Crops in the Western Mountains of Nepal for Food and Nutrient Security

Agriculture, 2023
Malnutrition, hunger, and rural poverty in Nepal are prevalent issues that have been exacerbated by the negative impacts of climate change on crop production.
Bijay Regmi, Samir Kunwar, Tri Dev Acharya, Purushottam Gyawali   +3 more
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Nutritional and nutraceutical potential of rice bean (Vigna umbellata) –a legume with hidden potential

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
In the recent years there has been paradigm shift in global agriculture for the exploration of different underutilized crops as future potential crops.
Rajan Katoch, Sanjay Kumar Sanadya, Kiran Pathania, H. K. Chaudhary   +3 more
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Household food (in)security and nutritional status of urban poor children aged 6 to 23 months in Kenya [PDF]

, 2015
Background Millions of people in low and low middle income countries suffer from extreme hunger and malnutrition. Research on the effect of food insecurity on child nutrition is concentrated in high income settings and has produced mixed results ...
Ngware, Moses Waithanji, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Maurice Mutisya, Kabiru, Caroline, Ngianga-bakwin Kandala, Moses Waithanji Ngware, Caroline W. Kabiru, Mutisya, Maurice   +7 more
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Traditional Dietary Knowledge of a Marginal Hill Community in the Central Himalaya: Implications for Food, Nutrition, and Medicinal Security

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Himalayan communities illustrate a rich agriculture–medicine use system that not only provides adequate dietary diversity and nutrition but also delivers therapeutic security.
S. N. Ojha, Aryan Anand, R. C. Sundriyal, R. C. Sundriyal, Deepshikha Arya   +4 more
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Changes in nutritional, physicochemical, phytochemical composition and antioxidant potential of Mahonia nepalensis fruits during ripening

International Journal of Food Properties, 2023
The Himalayan region supports a rich diversity of edible fruit species that can cope with global food and nutritional security by providing dietary diversity, genetic backup for commercial species and economic sustainability.
Sandeep Rawat, Puja Acharya, Pema O. Bhutia, Aseesh Pandey, Devendra Kumar, Rajesh Joshi, Indra D. Bhatt   +6 more
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