Many wild edible species are disappearing due to environmental pressures or to neglect as populations worldwide move away from traditional food systems towards more simplified and energy-rich diets and become averse to consuming traditional dishes that are perceived as “food for the poor”, only t...
Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, D.
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Borelli, Teresa
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Oliveira, C.
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Coradin, Lídio
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Hunter, D.
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[Bridging the gap: building capacities and networks to analyze and use nutrient data on edible biodiversity in Brazil]
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Bridging the gap: building capacities and networks to analyze and use nutrient data on edible biodiversity in Brazil
Borelli, Teresa
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Hunter, D.
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[Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Initiative: Harnessing agricultural biodiversity to reduce hunger and malnutrition]
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Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Initiative: Harnessing agricultural biodiversity to reduce hunger and malnutrition
Calls for a global food system transformation and finding more sustainable ways of producing healthier, safe and nutritious food for all have spurred production approaches such as sustainable intensification and biofortification with limited consideration of the copious amounts of orphan crops, t...
This paper outlines the methodology for mainstreaming biodiversity developed by the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (BFN), a multi-country initiative led by Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey. BFN explored the nutritional properties of traditional and/or neglected native edible speci...
Beltrame, D.
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Gee, E.
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Guner, B.
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Lauridsen, N.
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Samarasinghe, W.L.G.
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Wasike, V.
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Hunter, D.
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Borelli, Teresa
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[Mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into policies and practice: methodologies and lessons learned from four countries]
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Mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into policies and practice: methodologies and lessons learned from four countries
Manjella, A.
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Wasike, V.
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Borelli, Teresa
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Hunter, D.
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[Agrobiodiversity in Busia County: Improving dietary diversity and livelihoods with African leafy vegetables]
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Agrobiodiversity in Busia County: Improving dietary diversity and livelihoods with African leafy vegetables
Gee, E.
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Borelli, Teresa
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[Ask the researchers: The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project [Blog Post]]
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Ask the researchers: The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project [Blog Post]
The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Initiative (BFN Project) uses indigenous food biodiversity as a lens to address malnutrition, farmer livelihood resilience, and sustainability. Since 2012, the initiative has pioneered a cross-sectoral, partner-based approach to document and share informati...
Hunter, D.
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Borelli, Teresa
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Olsen Lauridsen, N.
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Gee, E.
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Rota Nodari, G.
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Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, D.
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Oliviera, C.
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Wasike, V.W.
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Samarasinghe, G.
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Tan, A.
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Güner, B.
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[Biodiversity mainstreaming for healthy & sustainable food systems: A toolkit to support incorporating biodiversity into policies and programmes]
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Biodiversity mainstreaming for healthy & sustainable food systems: A toolkit to support incorporating biodiversity into policies and programmes
Kiambi, D.
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Ambuko, J.
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Gentle, H.
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Borelli, Teresa
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Abukutsa, M.
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Oyoo, M.
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Wasilwa, L.
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Termote, C.
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Wasike, V.W.
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Rota Nodari, G.
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[Second International Conference on Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition: unlocking the potential of biodiversity for food and nutrition security. Nairobi, Kenya, 23 November 2015. Book of Abstracts.]
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Second International Conference on Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition: unlocking the potential of biodiversity for food and nutrition security. Nairobi, Kenya, 23 November 2015. Book of Abstracts.
Hunter, D.
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Borelli, Teresa
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Dulloo, Ehsan
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[Plants of the past, or crops for the future: Biodiversity for food and nutrition is central to the 2030 agenda on sustainable development]
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Plants of the past, or crops for the future: Biodiversity for food and nutrition is central to the 2030 agenda on sustainable development