Food Plants International - Publications

Fruits and Nuts of Cambodia

This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common fruits and nuts of Cambodia. 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...

Growing Food in Southeast Asia

12 propositions for addressing malnutrition and food production 1. Local plants suit local conditions. Local food plants fail less often as they suit and are adapted to the environment. 2. Maintain a diversity of food plants. For sustainable production and good nutrition use a diversity of plants...

Starchy staple foods

20/12/2013 Everybody has a diet based on a starchy staple food This provides the energy for living The starchy staple can be a root crop like potato, cassava, yam, sweet potato or taro Or it can be a cereal like rice, corn, wheat, barley, sorghum, millet, tef, fonio or others For some regions the starchy...

Edible Syzygium Fruit

20/1/2014 About 1,120 species of Syzygium have been recorded. Of these at least 158 have been recorded as having edible fruit. They mostly occur in Asia and Australia. They are often popular snack fruit. A related group of plants are the Eugenia species, many of which previously used the now outdated names...

Edible Barringtonia - Nuts and Leaves

20/1/2014 The Barringtonia group of trees grows in the Asia and Pacific region. There are 50 species of which 15 are recorded as being used as food. Some species in some countries are important nut crops.

Edible Canarium Nuts and Fruit

20/1/2013 Canarium nuts and fruits come from trees in the Canarium genus, which are native to tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The edible nuts—often referred to as pili nuts, galip nuts, or Java almonds depending on the species—are rich in healthy fats and protein, with a...

Food Plants for Healthy Diets in Cambodia

This book is designed as a simple introduction to food plants for healthy dietsgrown in Cambodia. 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...

Good Gardening and Growing Root and Grain Crops in Cambodia

This book is designed as a simple introduction to good gardening and root crops in Cambodia. 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...

Good Gardening with Agroecology

Agro-ecology or how plants grow in nature Naturally plants are not in rows! Using only one kind is not used in nature! Lots of varieties are maintained in nature! In nature the right plant grows in the right place! In nature fruit is produced in season! Nutrients are recycled in nature! Natural...

Good Gardening in the Solomon Islands

Practical ways of growing local food plants, and doing it well

Potentially Important Food Plants of Ghana

1/6/2025 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Ghana. 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 good...