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1 Keatinge, J. D. H.; Waliyar, F.; Jamnadas, R. H.; Moustafa, A.; Andrade, M.; Drechsel, Pay; Hughes, J. d’A.; Kardirvel, P.; Luther, K. 2010. Relearning old lessons for the future of food - by bread alone no longer: diversifying diets with fruit and vegetables. Crop Science, 50:S-51-S-62. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2009.09.0528]
Malnutrition ; Human nutrition ; Diets ; Vegetables ; Fruits ; Pest management ; Cropping systems ; Climate ; Adaptation ; Marketing ; Pollutants ; Health hazards
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042650)
http://crop.scijournals.org/cgi/reprint/50/Supplement_1/S-51
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Diversifying diets and agricultural enterprises with fruit and vegetables is a potent weapon in the current global battle against malnutrition and poverty. Agricultural science can contribute substantially to enhance the development prospects and health of not only disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals at one end of the spectrum but also the growth and equity of national economies at the other. Moreover, with relatively simple applied research, new crop species and technologies can rapidly enter the development pathway to benefit even the poorest people or nations. More upstream research can help to guard fruit and vegetable production against the vagaries of potential climatic uncertainty, which is projected to become more prominent over future decades. However, historical and continuing widespread underinvestment in fruit and vegetable research and development from the national to the global level may severely compromise the world’s ability to use such highvalue species for crop diversification and as a major engine of development growth to ensure global food and nutritional security.
2 Vetter, S. H.; Sapkota, T. B.; Hillier, J.; Stirling, C. M.; Macdiarmid, J. I.; Aleksandrowicz, L.; Green, R.; Joy, E. J. M.; Dangour, A. D.; Smith, P. 2017. Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural food production to supply Indian diets: implications for climate change mitigation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 237:234-241. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.12.024]
Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Carbon dioxide ; Climate change mitigation ; Agricultural production ; Crops ; Food production ; Food consumption ; Diets ; Livestock products ; Sustainability ; Models / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047968)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880916306065/pdfft?md5=02dc85d331f08d1fdf01cf2a4b17ee49&pid=1-s2.0-S0167880916306065-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047968.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047968.pdf
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Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. The growing global population is putting pressure on agricultural production systems that aim to secure food production while minimising GHG emissions. In this study, the GHG emissions associated with the production of major food commodities in India are calculated using the Cool Farm Tool. GHG emissions, based on farm management for major crops (including cereals like wheat and rice, pulses, potatoes, fruits and vegetables) and livestock-based products (milk, eggs, chicken and mutton meat), are quantified and compared. Livestock and rice production were found to be the main sources of GHG emissions in Indian agriculture with a country average of 5.65 kg CO2eq kg 1 rice, 45.54 kg CO2eq kg 1 mutton meat and 2.4 kg CO2eq kg 1 milk. Production of cereals (except rice), fruits and vegetables in India emits comparatively less GHGs with <1 kg CO2eq kg 1 product. These findings suggest that a shift towards dietary patterns with greater consumption of animal source foods could greatly increase GHG emissions from Indian agriculture. A range of mitigation options are available that could reduce emissions from current levels and may be compatible with increased future food production and consumption demands in India.
3 Karg, H.; Drechsel, Pay. (Eds.) 2018. Atlas of West African urban food systems: examples from Ghana and Burkina Faso. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 83p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.224]
Urban areas ; Urban agriculture ; Urban development ; Farming systems ; Livestock production ; Forestry ; Food marketing ; Food consumption ; Food composition ; Food safety ; Food policies ; Food supply ; Household consumption ; Stakeholders ; Diets ; Land use ; Vegetation ; Trees ; Backyard farming ; Crop production ; Cultivation ; Wastewater irrigation ; Wastewater treatment ; Water resources ; Nutrition / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Tamale / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048998)
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This Atlas summarizes recent advances in interdisciplinary approaches and research to address the different components of West African urban food systems, including urban and peri-urban agriculture. It thereby draws on the results of several major collaborative research projects and stakeholder consultations conducted in West Africa over the past two decades, and in particular on the UrbanFoodPlus project in Ghana and Burkina Faso (www.urbanfoodplus.org). The publication targets with its innovative design a broad range of stakeholders.
4 de Souza, M.; Koo-Oshima, S.; Kahil, T.; Wada, Y.; Qadir, M.; Jewitt, G.; Cudennec, C.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Zhang, L. 2021. Food and agriculture. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: valuing water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.67-78.
Food security ; Sustainable agriculture ; Food production ; Multiple use water services ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water use efficiency ; Water productivity ; Water supply ; Water pricing ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Intensification ; Wastewater irrigation ; Water quality ; Ecosystems ; Groundwater ; Poverty alleviation ; Diets ; Costs
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050380)
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/in/documentViewer.xhtml?v=2.1.196&id=p::usmarcdef_0000375724&file=/in/rest/annotationSVC/DownloadWatermarkedAttachment/attach_import_db06f7c4-b33f-4833-be56-bbf54afdee3f%3F_%3D375724eng.pdf&locale=en&multi=true&ark=/ark:/48223/pf0000375724/PDF/375724eng.pdf#page=82
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050380.pdf
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5 Mudau, F. N.; Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Modi, A. T.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2022. Neglected and underutilised crops: a systematic review of their potential as food and herbal medicinal crops in South Africa. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12:809866. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.809866]
Medicinal plants ; Food crops ; Underutilized species ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Nutraceuticals ; Pharmaceuticals ; Sustainability ; Diets ; Food supplements ; Capacity development / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050904)
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.809866/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050904.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050904.pdf
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The African continent harbours many native species with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical potential. This study reviewed underutilised crops in South Africa to determine their potential as food and herbal medicinal crops. Over 5,000 species have been identified and earmarked for their medical attributes in formal and informal setups. Researchers, plant breeders and policymakers have mostly ignored the development potential of these crops. Consequently, their value chains are poorly developed. In South Africa, there is a wide range of neglected and underutilised crops, which were historically popular and used by communities; however, over the years, they have lost their status within farming systems and been relegated to the status of neglected and underutilised. Recently, driven by the need to transition to more sustainable and resilient food systems, there has been renewed interest in their potential as food and herbal medicinal crops to establish new value chains that include vulnerable groups. They are now gaining global attention, and their conservation and sustainable utilisation are now being prioritized. The review confirmed that several of these crops possess nutraceutical and pharmaceutical properties, highlighting their potential for development as food and herbal medicines. However, current production levels are too low to meet the requirements for industrial development; research and development should focus on all aspects of their value chain, from crop improvement to utilisation. A transdisciplinary approach involving a wide range of actors is needed to develop the identified neglected and underutilised crops’ potential as food and herbal medicinal crops and support the development of new and inclusive value chains.
6 Ringler, C.; Agbonlahor, M.; Barron, J.; Baye, K.; Meenakshi, J. V.; Mekonnen, D. K.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2022. The role of water in transforming food systems. Global Food Security, 33:100639. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100639]
Food systems ; Transformation ; Water security ; Water systems ; Water management ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Ecosystems ; Environmental sustainability ; Climate change ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Public health ; Diets ; Monitoring ; Data quality ; Social aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051147)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221191242200030X/pdfft?md5=151b5bf48b6c2e490067906dbdac04ee&pid=1-s2.0-S221191242200030X-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051147.pdf
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The United Nations Food Systems Summit aimed to chart a path toward transforming food systems toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the essentiality of water for food systems, however, the Summit has not sufficiently considered the role of water for food systems transformation. This focus is even more important due to rapidly worsening climate change and its pervasive impacts on food systems that are mediated through water. To avoid that water “breaks” food systems, key food systems actors should 1) Strengthen efforts to retain water-dependent ecosystems, their functions and services; 2) Improve agricultural water management; 3) Reduce water and food losses beyond the farmgate; 4) Coordinate water with nutrition and health interventions; 5) Increase the environmental sustainability of food systems; 6) Explicitly address social inequities; and 7) Improve data quality and monitoring for water-food system linkages.
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