Stefano Padulosi (editor) - Orphan Crops for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security: Promoting Neglected and Underutilized Species

Orphan Crops for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security discusses the issues, challenges, needs and opportunities related to the promotion of orphan crops, known also as neglected and underutilized species (NUS).

The book is structured into six parts, covering the following themes: introduction to NUS, approaches, methods and tools for the use enhancement of NUS, integrated conservation and use of minor millets, nutritional and food security roles of minor millets, stakeholders and global champions, and, building an enabling environment. Presenting a number of case studies at the regional and country levels, the chapters cover different but highly interlinked aspects along the value chains, from acquisition and characterization of genetic diversity, cultivation and harvesting to value addition, marketing, consumption and policy for mainstreaming. Cross-cutting issues like gender, capacity building and empowerment of vulnerable groups are also addressed by authors. Representatives from communities, research for development agencies and the private sector also share their reflections on the needs for the use enhancement of NUS from their own perspectives.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of food security, sustainable agriculture, nutrition and health and development, as well as practitioners and policymakers involved in building more resilient food and production systems.

Stefano Padulosi is a Senior Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Via di San Dominico, 1, 00153, Rome, Italy.

E.D. Israel Oliver King is Principal Scientist at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India.

Danny Hunter is a Senior Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Via di San Dominico, 1, 00153, Rome, Italy.

M.S. Swaminathan is the Founder of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India.

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Series editors: Michael Halewood and Danny Hunter

This series of books is published by Earthscan in association with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The aim of the series is to review the current state of knowledge in topical issues associated with agricultural biodiversity, to identify gaps in our knowledge base, to synthesize lessons learned and to propose future research and development actions. The overall objective is to increase the sustainable use of biodiversity in improving peoples well-being and food and nutrition security. The series scope is all aspects of agricultural biodiversity, ranging from conservation biology of genetic resources through social sciences to policy and legal aspects. It also covers the fields of research, education, communication and coordination, information management and knowledge sharing.

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Names: Padulosi, S. (Stefano), editor. | King, E. D. I. Oliver (E. D. Israel Oliver), editor. | Hunter, Danny, editor. | Swaminathan, M. S. (Monkombu Sambasivan), editor.

Title: Orphan crops for sustainable food and nutrition security : promoting neglected and underutilized species / edited by Stefano Padulosi, E.D.Israel Oliver King, Danny Hunter, and M.S. Swaminathan.

Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |

Identifiers: LCCN 2021014641 (print) | LCCN 2021014642 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367491581 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367902827 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003044802 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Food crops. | CropsGermplasm resources. | Germplasm resources conservation. | MilletsBreedingCase studies. | Agrobiodiversity. | Agrobiodiversity conservation. | Plant species diversity. | Plant diversity conservation. | Food security. | Sustainable agriculture.

Classification: LCC SB175 .O77 2021 (print) | LCC SB175 (ebook) | DDC 333.95/34dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021014641

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021014642

ISBN: 978-0-367-49158-1 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-367-90282-7 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-003-04480-2 (ebk)

DOI: 10.4324/9781003044802

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Maganbhai Ahir, Farmer, Ningal, Anjar Block, Kachchh, Gujarat, India.

Aiti Devi, Farmer, Mirag Village, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India.

Oseyemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa.

Eliseo Mamani Alvarez, Fundacin para la Promocin e Investigacin de Productos Andinos PROINPA, 538 Calle Americo Vespucio, Piso 3, La Paz, Bolivia.

Seetha Anitha, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India.

Patricia Dvila Aranda, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico, Mexico.

Dinesh Balam, Watershed Support Services and Activities Network, Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies, Po-RRL, Institutional Area, Gajapati Nagar, Bhubaneswar.750041.

Charles Barstow, Slow Food International, Piazza XX Settembre 5, 12042, Bra, Italy.

Daniela Beltrame, Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project, Ministry of the Environment, Braslia-DF, Brazil.

Bhagyalaxmi, Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN), Plot. No. 685, Road. No. 12 Narasimha Swamy Colony, Nagole, Hyderabad 500 068.