Orphan Crops for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security: Promoting Neglected and Underutilized Species (Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity)

__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. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Contributors Preface and acknowledgments PART I: Introduction to Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) 1 NUS: what they are and why we need them more than ever 2 Landmark NUS events and key publications 3 Mainstreaming NUS for nutrition-sensitive agriculture: A holistic approach 4 NUS and peoples sense of dietary diversity and well-being 5 Diversity and small millets in India 6 From discovery to food system diversification with African neglected and underutilized species 7 Barriers to adopting a diversity of NUS fruit trees in Latin American food systems 8 Promoting buckwheat in China 9 Neglected and underutilized species of Mexico: status and priorities for their conservation and sustainable use 10 Neglected and underutilized species in Brazil: from obscurity to non-conventional edible plants 11 Underutilized genetic resources and crop diversification in Europe 12 Neglected and underutilized species and indigenous foodways of Oceania PART II: Approaches, methods and tools for the use enhancement of NUS 13 The BFN Mainstreaming Toolkit. A roadmap to using neglected and underutilized species for food system change 14 Development of seasonal calendars for sustainable diets – experiences from Guatemala, Mali and India 15 Enhancing the use of underutilized food crops: Partnerships in a success story of a pop cereal business in Kenya 16 Agritourism and conservation of neglected and underutilized native Andean crops in Santiago de Okola, Bolivia 17 Mainstreaming African vegetables to improve diets and livelihoods 18 Slow Food and NUS: Protecting and promoting endangered food products PART III: Integrated conservation and use of minor millets 19 Conservation and utilization of small millets genetic resources: Global and Indian perspectives 20 Challenges to conserving millets in ecologically sensitive areas 21 Community-centred value-chain development of nutri-millets: Challenges and best practices in India 22 Taking millets to the millions: Experiences from government-driven value chains 23 Millet-based intercropping systems facilitated by beneficial microbes for climate-resilient, sustainable farming in tropics 24 Status of minor millets processing technologies in India: An overview PART IV: Nutritional and food security roles of minor millets 25 Modelling the food security role of millets under climate change in eastern Madhya Pradesh 26 Germplasm characterization and novel technologies to unleash the nutritional potential of small millets 27 Millets in farming systems in support of nutrition and social safety net programmes 28 The smart food approach: the importance of the triple bottom line and diversifying staples PART V: Stakeholders and global champions 29 Voices from the communities: the custodians of neglected and underutilized species 30 Voices from the private sector engaged in the use enhancement of NUS 31 Voices from the agencies: research for development (R4D) agencies supporting efforts to conserve and promote the sustainable use of NUS PART VI: Building an enabling environment 32 Equity, gender and millets in India: implications for policy 33 What is going on around the world: major NUS actors and ongoing efforts 34 In a well-nourished world, underutilized crops will be on the table Index "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 regional and country level, the chapters cover different but highly interlinked aspects along the value chains, from acquisition and characterization of genetic diversity, cultivation, 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"-- Provided by publisher This book discusses the issues, challenges, needs and opportunities related to the promotion of orphan crops, known also as neglected and underutilized species (NUS).