Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger
IntroductionNeglected and underutilized crop species (NUCS) or forbidden crops offer tremendous potential to combat malnutrition, poverty, and global hidden hunger. Since overdependence on a few dominant cereal crops, viz., rice, maize, and wheat, is insufficient to meet the global food energy intak...
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| description | IntroductionNeglected and underutilized crop species (NUCS) or forbidden crops offer tremendous potential to combat malnutrition, poverty, and global hidden hunger. Since overdependence on a few dominant cereal crops, viz., rice, maize, and wheat, is insufficient to meet the global food energy intake, the identification, genetic improvement, and implementation of various policies for wenumerates comprehensive comparative analyses of the nutrient profile of staple crops vs. potent underutilized crops with reference to cultivation constraints and climate resilience with different agro-diversification strategies.MethodologyThe research databases Scopus, JSTOR, Web of Science, EBSCO, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Academic Search were searched using relevant research queries.ResultOut of 2,345 hits, 99 articles pertinent to the subject domain showed that underutilized crops are nutritionally superior, contain health-promoting bioactive components, and are more climate resilient than cereal crops. However, several constraints hinder the efficient utilization of these crops.DiscussionDespite underutilized crops’ many health benefits, improved cultivation techniques for the large-scale production of these crops are still in their infancy. Most of the time, however, the scientific knowledge gleaned from various study domains stays within the scientific community. The most crucial need of the hour, therefore, is an efficient network structure connecting governments, farmers, researchers, and people in business. Moreover, care must be taken to ensure that the policies of governments and INGOs/NGOs are properly implemented within a NUCS framework. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf9d75972c3c44e4882fcb4c5fddebdb2023-06-22T09:13:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2023-06-011010.3389/fnut.2023.11444391144439Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hungerAkib AliBijoya BhattacharjeeIntroductionNeglected and underutilized crop species (NUCS) or forbidden crops offer tremendous potential to combat malnutrition, poverty, and global hidden hunger. Since overdependence on a few dominant cereal crops, viz., rice, maize, and wheat, is insufficient to meet the global food energy intake, the identification, genetic improvement, and implementation of various policies for wenumerates comprehensive comparative analyses of the nutrient profile of staple crops vs. potent underutilized crops with reference to cultivation constraints and climate resilience with different agro-diversification strategies.MethodologyThe research databases Scopus, JSTOR, Web of Science, EBSCO, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Academic Search were searched using relevant research queries.ResultOut of 2,345 hits, 99 articles pertinent to the subject domain showed that underutilized crops are nutritionally superior, contain health-promoting bioactive components, and are more climate resilient than cereal crops. However, several constraints hinder the efficient utilization of these crops.DiscussionDespite underutilized crops’ many health benefits, improved cultivation techniques for the large-scale production of these crops are still in their infancy. Most of the time, however, the scientific knowledge gleaned from various study domains stays within the scientific community. The most crucial need of the hour, therefore, is an efficient network structure connecting governments, farmers, researchers, and people in business. Moreover, care must be taken to ensure that the policies of governments and INGOs/NGOs are properly implemented within a NUCS framework.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1144439/fullnutrition securityneglected and underutilized cropsbioactive componentsanti-nutritional factorsclimate resilience |
| spellingShingle | Akib Ali Bijoya Bhattacharjee Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger Frontiers in Nutrition nutrition security neglected and underutilized crops bioactive components anti-nutritional factors climate resilience |
| title | Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger |
| title_full | Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger |
| title_fullStr | Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger |
| title_short | Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger |
| title_sort | nutrition security constraints and agro diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger |
| topic | nutrition security neglected and underutilized crops bioactive components anti-nutritional factors climate resilience |
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