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Resources Tagged: Nutritional Value

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  1. Wild Crop Relatives and Associated Biocultural and Traditional Agronomic Practices for Food and Nutritional Security

    2020-01-01 The growing world population exerts tremendous pressure on our finite food resources. Since the lion's share of the global calorie intake is reliant upon a handful of plant species like rice, wheat, maize, soybean, and potato, it is the need of the hour to expand our dietary reliance to...
    Wild Crops Food Security Nutritional Value Downloads Open Access Books MDPI

  2. Potentially Important Food Plants of Ethiopia

    2020-07-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Ethiopia. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very...
    FPI Ethiopia FPS Important Plants Underutilized Crops Vegetables Nutritional Value English language Amharic

  3. FAO - 6 More Super Crops With Strong Nutritional Properties

    At the beginning of the year we took a tour of6 incredible plants you might not have heard of. Diets worldwide – from forest roots and leaves such as the moringa in Africa and parts of Asia to cardoon, the close relative of the artichoke in Europe – are varied, suited to local environment and can...
    Health and Nutrition Superfood Nutritional Value Human Health Cactus Common Buckwheat Yam Bean Breadfruit Oca Cardoon FAO

  4. The Nutritional Value of Indigenous Wild Plants: An Annotated Bibliography

    1978-01-01 This purpose of this work is to encourage research on alternative food sources in order to reverse the Malthusian theory that population growth will deplete our food supplies. Over 900 references are cited.
    Bibliograpy Resources Nutrition Education Nutritional Value Edilble Wild Plants Indigenous Food Pl...

  5. The Spice of Life: The Fundamental Role of Diversity on the Farm and on the Plate

    The world is witnessing major shifts in dietary patterns and--in parallel--a signficant threat to agricultural biodiversity. The implications for human health and the resilience of our food systems are far reaching. As this paper shows, these two phenomena are interconnected. It calls for action...
    Food Habits Environmental Aspects Diet Therapy Diversification Nutrition Education Nutritional Value

  6. The Nutritive Value of Indian Foods and the Planning of Satisfactory Diets

    1966-01-01 The purpose of this Bulletin is to summarise the available knowledge about the nutritive value of Indian foodstuffs for the benefit of public health workers, medical practitioners, superinendents of residential institutions and other interested in practical dietietics. With the help of the talbes...
    Nutritional Value Nutritious Food India

  7. The Pacific Islands Food Composition Tables

    Traditional Pacific Island diets were diverse and nutritionally appropriate. In recent decades Pacific Islanders have experienced many changes in lifestyle and diet. Most of the dietary changes have not been for the better, and have contributed to the burden of malnutrition throughout the...
    Food-Analysis Nutritional Value Nutritious Food Nutrition Oceania Food Composition

  8. Nutrition Education in the Context of Community Agriculture Programs

    2019-10-18 ECHO shares information to help farmers grow food more effectively, with minimal purchased inputs. However, unless training is also given around nutrition, farmers and their families will not benefit optimally from changes that are made. At the November 2017 ECHO International Agriculture...
    Nutrition Education Educational Resources ECHO Development N... EDN Nutritional Value Nutritious Food Malnutrition-Preve... Human Health

  9. Crops as Sources of Nutrients for Humans

    Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by Divisions S-4 and C-6 of the Soil Science Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, And the American Society of Agronomy, in Anaheim, CA, 28 Nov.-Dec. 1982. This publication is a compilation of papers presented at a symposium held at the 1982...
    Nutrition Food Crops Nutritional Value Nutritious Food Health and Nutrition Soil Fertility

  10. Perennial Vegetables and Nutrition

    2021-01-20 Perennial vegetables are a class of crops with great potential to address challenges like dietary deficiencies, lack of crop biodiversity, and climate change. Though some individual plant species have received significant attention (e.g.moringa), as a class, perennial vegetables have been largely...
    Perennial Vegetables Nutritional Value Nutrition