Marginal areas and indigenous people – Priorities for research and action : Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit April 5, 2021

This policy brief aims to tackle down challenegs and opportunities of indigenous food systems and knowledge. Current agricultural policies promote staple crops for mainstream agriculture in favourable areas. This has been at the expense of indigenous and underutilized crops, many of which are well adapted to hostile environments and yield nutritious products.