Home Gardens in Nepal
Title | Home Gardens in Nepal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Bioversity International |
Total Pages | 135 |
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Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods
Title | Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods PDF eBook |
Author | D. Hashini Galhena Dissanayake |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 262 |
Release | 2020-06-10 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1315471752 |
Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods demonstrates how home gardens hold particular significance for resource-poor and marginalized communities in developing countries, and how they offer a versatile strategy toward building local and more resilient food systems. With food and nutritional security being a major global challenge, there is an urgent need to find innovative ways to increase food production and diversify food sources while increasing income-generating opportunities for communities faced with hunger and poverty. This book shows that when implemented properly, home gardens can become just such an innovative solution, as well as an integral part of sustainable food security programs. It provides a conceptual overview of social, economic, environmental and nutritional issues related to home gardening in diverse contexts, including gender issues and biodiversity conservation, and presents case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America highlighting home gardening experiences and initiatives. The volume concludes with a synthesis of key lessons learned and ways forward for further enhancing home gardens for sustainable food security and development. This book will be a useful read for students and scholars working on local food systems, food security, sustainable development and more broadly development strategy.
Home Gardens and in Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in Farming Systems
Title | Home Gardens and in Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in Farming Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica W. Watson |
Publisher | Bioversity International |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9290435178 |
On Farm Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity in Nepal: Managing diversity and promoting its benefits
Title | On Farm Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity in Nepal: Managing diversity and promoting its benefits PDF eBook |
Author | Bhuwon Ratna Sthapit |
Publisher | Bioversity International |
Total Pages | 259 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Agrobiodiversity conservation |
ISBN | 9290436964 |
A Case Study on Home Gardens in Nepal
Title | A Case Study on Home Gardens in Nepal PDF eBook |
Author | K. B. Bhandari |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 49 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Gardens |
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Diversifying Food and Diets
Title | Diversifying Food and Diets PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica Fanzo |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 422 |
Release | 2013-06-26 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1136461450 |
Currently 868 million people are undernourished and 195 million children under five years of age are stunted. At the same time, over 1 billion people are overweight and obese in both the developed and developing world. Diseases previously associated with affluence, such as cancer, diabetes and cardio-vascular disease, are on the rise. Food system-based approaches to addressing these problems that could enhance food availability and diet quality through local production and agricultural biodiversity often fall outside the traditional scope of nutrition, and have been under-researched. As a consequence, there remains insufficient evidence to support well-defined, scalable agricultural biodiversity interventions that can be linked to improvements in nutrition outcomes. Agricultural biodiversity is important for food and nutritional security, as a safeguard against hunger, a source of nutrients for improved dietary diversity and quality, and strengthening local food systems and environmental sustainability. This book explores the current state of knowledge on the role of agricultural biodiversity in improving diets, nutrition and food security. Using examples and case studies from around the globe, the book explores current strategies for improving nutrition and diets and identifies key research and implementation gaps that need to be addressed to successfully promote the better use of agricultural biodiversity for rural and urban populations and societies in transition.
Geneflow '05
Title | Geneflow '05 PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth D. Raymond |
Publisher | Bioversity International |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Agrobiodiversity |
ISBN | 9290436948 |