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Opportunity crops are plant species that open opportunities to improve food and nutritional security, but that are not used to their full extent due to factors like limited awareness, lack of information, or competition with more dominant species. These species may have beneficial traits, such as nutritional, medicinal, or environmental value, but they are not widely cultivated, harvested, or studied. They represent vital crop diversity and a source of solutions to improve sustainability, biodiversity and resilience to environmental changes. They are also known as neglected and underutilized species (NUS) or orphan crops.
Explore detailed information about 15 unique opportunity crop species: amaranth, Bambara groundnut, baobab, cowpea, finger millet, fonio, jackfruit tree, jute mallow, miracle berry, moringa, pearl millet, pumpkin, sesame, sweetpotato and turkey berry.