When neglected species gain global interest: Lessons learned from quinoa's boom and bust for teff and minor millet
Until recently, many so-called neglected and underutilized species (NUS) were not present in global markets despite playing a pivotal role in the local livelihoods in their...
Integrating Africa’s forgotten foods for better nutrition: A companion publication for the Compendium of forgotten foods
Africa is home to a diversity of indigenous food crops that are locally adapted and less fastidious than exotic cultivars. Indigenous foods are foods of plant and animal origin...
Neglected and Underutilized Species for Improved Diets
This brief is based on a baseline survey study conducted by Oxfam conducted in Myanmar, Peru, Vietnam and Zimbabwe and shows that indigenous peoples and smallholder farmers (IPSHF) from surveyed communities...