Neglected Plant Foods Of South Asia Exploring and valorizing nature to feed hunger /
According to the global hunger index, South Asia has worldwide highest rate of undernourished people. Such a burden of food insecurity and various forms of malnutrition are directly associated with the existing food production system that ignores biodiversity, food affordability, and sustainability....
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2023.
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| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2023. |
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| Accesso online: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37077-9 |
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Sommario:
- Chapter 1: Agricultural biodiversity and food security: Opportunities and challenges
- Chapter 2: Role of neglected plant foods in achieving dietary diversity, zero hunger and good health
- Chapter 3: Exploring neglected and underutilized plant foods to fight malnutrition and hunger in South Asia
- Chapter 4: Inclusion criteria of underutilized food plants in household food security planning
- Chapter 5: Neglected plant foods of India
- Chapter 6: Neglected plant foods of Pakistan
- Chapter 7:Neglected plant foods of Bangladesh
- Chapter 8: Exploring social-ecological systems for mainstreaming neglected and underutilised plant foods: local solutions to food security challenges in Sri Lanka
- Chapter 9: Neglected plant foods of Nepal
- Chapter 10: Grain millet: Potential to fill nutrition gaps in the context of food security and climate change
- Chapter 11: Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.): Food properties and potential health benefits
- Chapter 12: Moringa (Moringa oleifera): Multi-functional role in management of malnutrition and health promotion
- Chapter 13: Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera): A review of economic potential, industrial valorization, nutritional and health significance
- Chapter 14: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa): Potential of the “golden grain” for food and nutritional security in South Asia
- Chapter 15: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatats): An intervention food in management of food and nutritional security in South Asia
- Chapter 16: Taro (Colocasia spp.): Applications in food production and improving nutrition in South Asia
- Chapter 17: Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus): An overview of nutritional and functional food properties
- Chapter 18: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum): An overview of food uses and health benefits.