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Food Security and Nutrition: Utilizing Undervalued Food Plants

Food Security and Nutrition: Utilizing Undervalued Food Plants

Bvenura, Callistus
Kambizi, Learnmore

Hardcover

AgricultureBotany & Horticulture

ISBN10: 1032736550
ISBN13: 9781032736556
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: Dec 24 2024
Pages: 426
Weight: 2.20
Height: 1.00 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

Food Security and Nutrition: Utilizing Undervalued Food Plants explores the potential of underutilized and indigenous food plants to enhance food and nutrition security amid global challenges, such as climate change, water scarcity, and population growth. It emphasizes the importance of dietary diversification to reduce dependency on major staple crops, highlighting the nutritional and health benefits of lesser-known crops, such as fonio, pigeonpea, finger millet, and a wide array of wild vegetables and mushrooms. The book reviews innovative farming techniques, like the organic medium-enclosed trough system and hydroponics, which improve crop yield and nutrient content while conserving resources. Additionally, it addresses the commercialization potential of indigenous fruits and wild herbal teas, emphasizing their market value and health benefits. The book also discusses the reduction of goitrogenic compounds in certain crops to mitigate health risks.

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