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Diversity of the Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species of Importance in Benin [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
Many of the plant species that are cultivated for food across the world are neglected and underutilized. To assess their diversity in Benin and identify the priority species and establish their research needs, a survey was conducted in 50 villages ...
A. Dansi, R. Vodouhè, P. Azokpota, H. Yedomonhan, P. Assogba, A. Adjatin, Y. L. Loko, I. Dossou-Aminon, K. Akpagana   +8 more
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Bambara Groundnut: An Underutilized Leguminous Crop for Global Food Security and Nutrition

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020
Rapid population growth, climate change, intensive monoculture farming, and resource depletion are among the challenges that threaten the increasingly vulnerable global agri-food system.
Ee Von Goh, Festo Massawe, Hui Hui Chai   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Characterization and Technological Potential of Underutilized Ancestral Andean Crop Flours from Ecuador

Agronomy, 2021
Ancestral Andean crop flours (ACF) from Ecuador such as camote (Ipomea Batatas), oca (Oxalis tuberosa), achira (Canna indica), mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum), white arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza), taro (Colocasia esculenta) and tarwi (Lupinus ...
D M Salazar, M Elvira Lopez-Caballero, Mirari Arancibia   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Underutilized and neglected crop species and their role in enhancing household food security amid climate change, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia

Heliyon
Neglected and underutilized crop species (NUCS) are those that have been largely overlooked in mainstream agriculture, despite their potential to contribute to food security, nutritional diversity, and resilience to climate change.
Masresha Tadesse, Dessalegn Shiferaw
exaly   +3 more sources

Antioxidant potential of selected underutilized fruit crop species grown in Sri Lanka

Tropical Agricultural Research, 2019
Lyophilized aqueous extracts of four underutilized fruit species namely Diospyros discolor (Velvet apple), Pouteria campechiana (Lavulu/Canistel), Phylanthus acidus (Mal-Nelli/Star gooseberry) and Phyllanthus emblica (Nelli/Indian gooseberry) were ...
D K N G Pushpakumara
exaly   +3 more sources

A Review on the Potential Food Application of Lima Beans (Phaseolus lunatus L.), an Underutilized Crop

Applied Sciences, 2023
The world is facing the global challenges of insecurity, poverty and climate change, which can impede food availability, production and nutritional security.
Janet Adeyinka Adebo
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Advances in Cereal Crop Genomics for Resilience under Climate Change

Life, 2021
Adapting to climate change, providing sufficient human food and nutritional needs, and securing sufficient energy supplies will call for a radical transformation from the current conventional adaptation approaches to more broad-based and transformative ...
Tinashe Zenda, Songtao Liu, Anyi Dong, Huijun Duan   +3 more
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Data-driven, participatory characterization of farmer varieties discloses teff breeding potential under current and future climates

eLife, 2022
In smallholder farming systems, traditional farmer varieties of neglected and underutilized species (NUS) support the livelihoods of millions of growers and consumers.
Aemiro Bezabih Woldeyohannes, Sessen Daniel Iohannes, Mara Miculan, Leonardo Caproni, Jemal Seid Ahmed, Kauê de Sousa, Ermias Abate Desta, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell'Acqua   +9 more
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The Effect of Adding Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea) on the Physical Quality, Nutritional Composition and Consumer Acceptability of a Provitamin A-Biofortified Maize Complementary Instant Porridge

Diversity, 2022
Undernutrition is prevalent in developing regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially among children under five. Biofortification of staple crops and using indigenous and traditional crops could be an affordable and sustainable strategy ...
Laurencia Govender, Muthulisi Siwela, Sandra Denhere   +2 more
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Promoting millet, an underutilized crop. A review of food-based approach in combating micronutrient deficiency [PDF]

, 2022
Malnutrition of micronutrients is a global problem that is more serious than hunger and has lasting consequences for societies. This study reviews existing interventions, where traditional grains are being promoted to establish their importance and ...
Famakinwa, Abiodun, ILO, Jumoke
core   +1 more source