Biodiversity, Food And Nutrition: A New Agenda For Sustainable Food Systems (issues In Agricultural Biodiversity)

This book examines the challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition from current food systems and the potential contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services in addressing these problems. There is a strong need for a multi-level, cross-sectoral approach that connects food biodiversity conservation and sustainable use to address critical problems in our current food systems, including malnutrition. Building on research from the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (BFN), which aims to better link biodiversity, diets and nutrition, the book presents a multi-country, cross-sectoral analysis of initiatives that have promoted local food biodiversity in four countries: Brazil, Kenya, Turkey and Sri Lanka. This book offers a comprehensive summary of the BFN Project results in each of the four countries along with lessons learned and how this work could be upscaled or applied in other regions. It argues that the strategic promotion and use of food biodiversity is critical in uniting attempts to address conservation, nutrition and livelihood concerns. The book is structured around chapters and case studies encompassing the BFN Project with specific experiences related by partners who played key roles in the work being done in each country. By offering a comparative view capable of furthering dialogue between the respective countries, it is also meant to connect the individual cases for a "greater than the sum of its parts" effect. This means consideration of how localized activities can be adapted to more countries and regions. Therefore, the book addresses global issues with a foot planted firmly in the grounded case study locations. This book will be of great interest to policymakers, practitioners and NGOs working on food and nutrition, as well as students and scholars of agriculture, food systems and sustainable development. This book examines the challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition from current food systems and the potential contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services in addressing these problems. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 List of figures 10 List of tables 12 List of contributors 13 About Bioversity International 22 Foreword 23 Acknowledgements 28 List of abbreviations 35 PART I: Why biodiversity for food and nutrition? 40 1. Nourishing people, nurturing the environment: Biodiversity for food systems transformation and healthier diets 42 2. Challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition 60 3. Evidence for the role of biodiversity in supporting healthy, diverse diets and nutrition 79 4. From uniformity to diversity: The potential of agroecology to transform food systems 103 PART II: The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition (BFN) Project 122 5. The ABC of mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition: Concepts, theory and practice 124 PART III: Future opportunities and directions 226 6. Biodiversity, food systems and urban-rural linkages 228 7. Diversifying public food procurement and school feeding 245 8. Food biodiversity, local sourcing and consumers: Gastronomy as a critical interface 260 9. Linking food biodiversity and food traditions to food tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 275 10. Start me up! Food biodiversity and youth-led innovations 294 11. Neglected no more: Reframing the food systems narrative using agricultural biodiversity 314 List of project partners 320 Index 329 "1 Nourishing people,nurturing the environment: Biodiversity for food systems transformation and healthier diets; 2 Challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition; 3 Evidence for the role of biodiversity in supporting healthy,diverse diets and nutrition; 4 From uniformity to diversity: The potential of agroecology to transform food systems; 5 The ABC of mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition: Concepts,theory and practice; 6 Biodiversity,food systems and urban-rural linkages; 7 Diversifying public food procurement and school feeding; 8 Food biodiversity,local sourcing and consumers: Gastronomy as a critical interface; 9 Linking food biodiversity and food traditions to food tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS); 10 Start me up! Food biodiversity and youth-led innovations; 11 Neglected no more: Reframing the food systems narrative using agricultural biodiversity" 1 Nourishing people, nurturing the environment: Biodiversity for food systems transformation and healthier diets; 2 Challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition; 3 Evidence for the role of biodiversity in supporting healthy, diverse diets and nutrition; 4 From uniformity to diversity: The potential of agroecology to transform food systems; 5 The ABC of mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition: Concepts, theory and practice; 6 Biodiversity, food systems and urban-rural linkages; 7 Diversifying public food procurement and school feeding; 8 Food biodiversity, local sourcing and consumers: Gastronomy as a critical interface; 9 Linking food biodiversity and food traditions to food tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS); 10 Start me up! Food biodiversity and youth-led innovations; 11 Neglected no more: Reframing the food systems narrative using agricultural biodiversity "This book examines the challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition from current food systems and the potential contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services in addressing these problems. There is a strong need for a multi-level, cross-sectoral approach that connects food biodiversity conservation and sustainable use to address critical problems in our current food systems, including malnutrition Building on research from the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (BFN), which aims to better link biodiversity, diets and nutrition, the book presents a multi-country, cross-sectoral analysis of initiatives that have promoted local food biodiversity in four countries: Brazil, Kenya, Turkey, and Sri Lanka. This book offers a comprehensive summary of the BFN project results in each of the four countries along with lessons learned and how this work could be upscaled or applied in other regions. It argues that the strategic promotion and use of food biodiversity is critical in uniting attempts to address conservation, nutrition, and livelihood concerns. The book is structured around chapters and case studies encompassing the BFN project with specific experiences related by partners who played key roles in the work being done in each country. By offering a comparative view capable of furthering dialogue between the respective countries, it is also meant to connect the individual cases for a "greater than the sum of its parts" effect. This means consideration of how localised activities can be adapted to more countries and regions. Therefore, the book addresses global issues with a foot planted firmly in the grounded case study locations. This book will be of great interest to policymakers, practitioners and NGOs working on food and nutrition, as well as students and scholars of agriculture, food systems and sustainable development"-- Provided by publisher Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Series Page......Page 3 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 List of figures......Page 10 List of tables......Page 12 List of contributors......Page 13 About Bioversity International......Page 22 Foreword......Page 23 Acknowledgements......Page 28 List of abbreviations......Page 35 PART I: Why biodiversity for food and nutrition?......Page 40 1. Nourishing people, nurturing the environment: Biodiversity for food systems transformation and healthier diets......Page 42 2. Challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition......Page 60 3. Evidence for the role of biodiversity in supporting healthy, diverse diets and nutrition......Page 79 4. From uniformity to diversity: The potential of agroecology to transform food systems......Page 103 PART II: The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition (BFN) Project......Page 122 5. The ABC of mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition: Concepts, theory and practice......Page 124 PART III: Future opportunities and directions......Page 226 6. Biodiversity, food systems and urban-rural linkages......Page 228 7. Diversifying public food procurement and school feeding......Page 245 8. Food biodiversity, local sourcing and consumers: Gastronomy as a critical interface......Page 260 9. Linking food biodiversity and food traditions to food tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)......Page 275 10. Start me up! Food biodiversity and youth-led innovations......Page 294 11. Neglected no more: Reframing the food systems narrative using agricultural biodiversity......Page 314 List of project partners......Page 320 Index......Page 329 Nourishing people, nurturing the environment : biodiversity for food systems transformation and healthier diets / Danny Hunter, Eliot Gee, Teresa Borelli -- Challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition / Barbara Burlingame -- Evidence for the role of biodiversity in supporting healthy, diverse diets and nutrition / Libby Hattersley, Bruce Cogill, Danny Hunter, and Gina Kennedy -- From uniformity to diversity : the potential of biodiversity and agroecology to transform food systems / Nick Jacobs, Chantal Clément, and Emile Frison -- The ABC of mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition : concepts, theory and practice / Eliot Gee, Teresa Borelli, Daniela Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, Camila Neves Soares Oliveira, Lidio Coradin, Victor Wasike, Aurillia Manjella, Gamini Samarasinghe, Birgül Güner, Ayfer Tan, Kürşad Özbek, Saadet Tuğrul Ay, Sevinç Karabak and Nurcan Aysar Güzelsoy and Danny Hunter -- Biodiversity, food systems and urban-rural linkages / Florence Egal and Thomas Forster -- Diversifying public food procurement and school feeding / Luana F.J. Swensson and Florence Tartanac -- Food biodiversity, local sourcing and consumers : gastronomy as a critical interface / Willy Legrand, Clare Hindley, and Gabriel Laeis -- Linking food biodiversity and food traditions to food tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) / Tracy Berno -- Start me up! Food biodiversity and youth-led innovations / Eliot Gee and HyunJu Lee