Indigenous and traditional foods crops (ITFCs) have multiple uses within society, and most
notably have an important role to play in the attempt to diversify the food in order to enhance …

Business as usual or transformative change? While the global agro-industrial food system is
credited with increasing food production, availability and accessibility, it is also credited with …

This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the
food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of …

Many neglected and underutilized vegetable species such as indigenous African leafy
vegetables have been incorporated in human diets since time immemorial, especially in sub …

Many warning signs indicate that the food security goals formulated in 2015 will not be
achieved. This situation is particularly true for the African continent. After substantial …

In Africa, local foods produced from local food crops have social, economic, cultural,
religious, moral, spiritual, symbolic, ethical, environmental, psychological, physiological …

Africa is faced with dire food security challenge. Despite the fact that Africa remains the
continent with greater arable land to feed it growing population and beyond, yet the …

Attaining sufficiency in food supply to support a growing population without compromising
ecosystem functioning remains a top agenda of researchers and agricultural stakeholders …

Reduction in the proportion of undernourished people worldwide has been achieved
despite global population increase. However, the achievement of reducing …

This bulletin provides recommendations for enhancing the role of indigenous vegetables for
improved nutrition, healthy diet, and diversified income generation in home garden …