Today, it has been a big challenge to provide a safe, healthy and nutritious source of food for
people, especially for poor income groups and undernourished populations of the …

Indigenous crops have been proposed as part of a solution for household food security and
sustainable farming systems. However, they have been overlooked and underutilised by …

Scarlet (Solanum aethiopicum) and gboma (S. macrocarpon) eggplants are cultivated
vegetable crops native to Africa, for which no comprehensive reports exist on composition …

Research on underutilized crops in Sri Lanka is limited. This study, conducted in Uva and
Eastern provinces of southeastern Sri Lanka, is aimed at identifying common underutilized …

Wild and neglected plant foods are key components of indigenous food systems in Social-
Ecological Systems (SESs) for ensuring food security. Sri Lankan SESs such as Village …

Underutilized crops serve many purposes for a household. This study was conducted to
study the importance of these crops for households in Thanamalwila divisional secretariat …

Abstract Though Sri Lanka is one of the centers of biodiversity with untapped genetic
resource and traditional knowledge, currently the country's biodiversity and indigenous …

The Sri Lankan medicinal system predominantly utilizes herbs and spices for the treatment
of various ailments. This is mostly because Sri Lanka is a tropical country, a biodiverse hot …

Understanding the value chain and profitability of underutilized crops is critical to increasing
their cultivation in developing countries. This study examines value chain maps and …

Despite their crucial role in combating hunger, malnutrition, and poverty, many plant species
cultivated as fruits, vegetables, roots, and tuber crops remain neglected and underutilized …