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361) A Review of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa and the Implications for more Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems
This synthesis presents a literature review relating to underutilized indigenous crop species and foods in Africa. It organizes the findings into four main contributions, nutritional, environmental, economic, and social-cultural, in line with key themes of a sustainable food system framework. It also...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
362) Evaluation Matrix for Products from Underutilized Crops
In the course of the EU funded multi-actor project DIVERSIFOOD, was investigated how the networks involved in agrobiodiversity management could further develop their valorisation strategies for food products made from underutilized crops. As a result, an evaluation matrix that shall help these networks...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019
363) Farafena
Farafena is a processor and distributor of natural African food products, focusing primarily on the traditional, highly nutritious and climate-smart foods such as the tiny fonio grain. Farafena’s aim is to bridge the commercial routes for these smart foods, supporting local communities and allowing...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa; Global
Publication year: N/A
364) Appropriate Seed and Grain Storage Systems for Small-scale Farmers: Key Practices for DRR Implementers
This brief provides practical guidelines on storage practices and methodologies to assist southern African farmers prone to natural hazards, mainly cyclones, droughts and floods. The target audience for this brief includes NGO staff, extension workers, community development leaders and government officials...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2014
365) Tropical fruit Tree Diversity: Good practices for in situ and on-farm conservation
Farmers have developed a range of agricultural practices to sustainably use and maintain a wide diversity of crop species in many parts of the world. This book documents good practices innovated by farmers and collects key reviews on good practices from global experts, not only from the case study countries...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2016