A Review of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa and the Implications for more Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems.

ABSTRACT: 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 food and nutrition security. However, research suggests that the benefits and value of indigenous foods within the South African and the African context have not been fully understood and synthesized. Their potential value to the African food system could be enhanced if their benefits were explored more comprehensively. This synthesis presents a literature review relating to underutilized indigenous crop species and foods in Africa. It organizes the findings into four main contributions, nutritional, environmental, economic, and social-cultural, in line with key themes of a sustainable food system framewor

SUBMITTER: Akinola R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7116648 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature