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Purushothaman C. Abhilash; Simone Bastianoni; Weiqiang Chen; Ruth DeFries; Leonardo F. Fraceto; Neven S. Fuckar; Shizuka Hashimoto; Danny Hunter; Saskia Keesstra; Othmane Merah; Patrick O’Farrell; Prajal Pradhan; Simron Singh; Pete Smith; Lindsay C. Stringer; B. L. Turner. Introducing ‘Anthropocene Science’: A New International Journal for Addressing Human Impact on the Resilience of Planet Earth. Anthropocene Science 2021, 1 -4.
AMA StylePurushothaman C. Abhilash, Simone Bastianoni, Weiqiang Chen, Ruth DeFries, Leonardo F. Fraceto, Neven S. Fuckar, Shizuka Hashimoto, Danny Hunter, Saskia Keesstra, Othmane Merah, Patrick O’Farrell, Prajal Pradhan, Simron Singh, Pete Smith, Lindsay C. Stringer, B. L. Turner. Introducing ‘Anthropocene Science’: A New International Journal for Addressing Human Impact on the Resilience of Planet Earth. Anthropocene Science. 2021; ():1-4.
Chicago/Turabian StylePurushothaman C. Abhilash; Simone Bastianoni; Weiqiang Chen; Ruth DeFries; Leonardo F. Fraceto; Neven S. Fuckar; Shizuka Hashimoto; Danny Hunter; Saskia Keesstra; Othmane Merah; Patrick O’Farrell; Prajal Pradhan; Simron Singh; Pete Smith; Lindsay C. Stringer; B. L. Turner. 2021. "Introducing ‘Anthropocene Science’: A New International Journal for Addressing Human Impact on the Resilience of Planet Earth." Anthropocene Science , no. : 1-4.
Nearly 30 varieties of banana (Musa spp.) are grown in Sri Lanka while it is the most produced and traded fruit in fresh form in the world. In the present study, five banana varieties commonly grown in Sri Lanka were evaluated for their nutritional composition. Fruits were collected using stratified random sampling design from all agro-climatic zones, sorted and cleaned. Composite samples were prepared by oven drying a portion of the sample at 45 °C while the rest was freeze-dried. Proximate composition, fatty acid profile and vitamin composition were determined using standard procedures and presented on fresh weight basis. Total carbohydrate, protein and dietary fibre contents of studied banana varieties were 13.46–26.46, 0.14−0.2 and 1.97–2.49 %, respectively. Major fatty acids observed in Musa spp. were palmitic, linoleic, α-linolenic, oleic, stearic, palmitoleic and myristic acids. Vitamin A and E contents were higher than other fat-soluble vitamins. Among studied banana varieties, the nutritional significance of Puwalu was upheld by the highest quantities of fat-soluble vitamins and polyunsaturated fatty acids while the nutritional significance of Kolikuttu was upheld by the highest quantities of protein, dietary fibre, thiamine and riboflavin. Ambul kesel was observed to contain the highest vitamin C content among studied banana varieties.
Harshani Nadeeshani; Gamini Samarasinghe; Renuka Silva; Danny Hunter; Terrence Madhujith. Proximate composition, fatty acid profile, vitamin and mineral content of selected banana varieties grown in Sri Lanka. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2021, 100, 103887 .
AMA StyleHarshani Nadeeshani, Gamini Samarasinghe, Renuka Silva, Danny Hunter, Terrence Madhujith. Proximate composition, fatty acid profile, vitamin and mineral content of selected banana varieties grown in Sri Lanka. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 2021; 100 ():103887.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHarshani Nadeeshani; Gamini Samarasinghe; Renuka Silva; Danny Hunter; Terrence Madhujith. 2021. "Proximate composition, fatty acid profile, vitamin and mineral content of selected banana varieties grown in Sri Lanka." Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 100, no. : 103887.
Overlooked in national reports and in conservation programs, wild food plants (WFPs) have been a vital component of food and nutrition security for centuries. Recently, several countries have reported on the widespread and regular consumption of WFPs, particularly by rural and indigenous communities but also in urban contexts. They are reported as critical for livelihood resilience and for providing essential micronutrients to people enduring food shortages or other emergency situations. However, threats derived from changes in land use and climate, overexploitation and urbanization are reducing the availability of these biological resources in the wild and contributing to the loss of traditional knowledge associated with their use. Meanwhile, few policy measures are in place explicitly targeting their conservation and sustainable use. This can be partially attributed to a lack of scientific evidence and awareness among policymakers and relevant stakeholders of the untapped potential of WFPs, accompanied by market and non-market barriers limiting their use. This paper reviews recent efforts being undertaken in several countries to build evidence of the importance of WFPs, while providing examples of cross-sectoral cooperation and multi-stakeholder approaches that are contributing to advance their conservation and sustainable use. An integrated conservation approach is proposed contributing to secure their availability for future generations.
Teresa Borelli; Danny Hunter; Bronwen Powell; Tiziana Ulian; Efisio Mattana; Céline Termote; Lukas Pawera; Daniela Beltrame; Daniela Penafiel; Ayfer Tan; Mary Taylor; Johannes Engels. Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition. Plants 2020, 9, 1299 .
AMA StyleTeresa Borelli, Danny Hunter, Bronwen Powell, Tiziana Ulian, Efisio Mattana, Céline Termote, Lukas Pawera, Daniela Beltrame, Daniela Penafiel, Ayfer Tan, Mary Taylor, Johannes Engels. Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition. Plants. 2020; 9 (10):1299.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTeresa Borelli; Danny Hunter; Bronwen Powell; Tiziana Ulian; Efisio Mattana; Céline Termote; Lukas Pawera; Daniela Beltrame; Daniela Penafiel; Ayfer Tan; Mary Taylor; Johannes Engels. 2020. "Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition." Plants 9, no. 10: 1299.
Wild food plants (WFPs) are often highly nutritious but under-consumed at the same time. This study aimed to document the diversity of WFPs, and assess perceptions, attitudes, and drivers of change in their consumption among Minangkabau and Mandailing women farmers in West Sumatra. We applied a mixed-method approach consisting of interviews with 200 women and focus group discussions with 68 participants. The study documented 106 WFPs (85 species), and Minangkabau were found to steward richer traditional knowledge than Mandailing. Although both communities perceived WFPs positively, consumption has declined over the last generation. The main reasons perceived by respondents were due to the decreased availability of WFPs and changes in lifestyle. The contemporary barriers to consuming WFPs were low availability, time constraints, and a limited knowledge of their nutritional value. The key motivations for their use were that they are free and “unpolluted” natural foods. The main drivers of change were socio-economic factors and changes in agriculture and markets. However, the persistence of a strong culture appears to slow dietary changes. The communities, government and NGOs should work together to optimize the use of this food biodiversity in a sustainable way. This integrated approach could improve nutrition while conserving biological and cultural diversity.
Lukas Pawera; Ali Khomsan; Ervizal A.M. Zuhud; Danny Hunter; Amy Ickowitz; Zbynek Polesny. Wild Food Plants and Trends in Their Use: From Knowledge and Perceptions to Drivers of Change in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Foods 2020, 9, 1240 .
AMA StyleLukas Pawera, Ali Khomsan, Ervizal A.M. Zuhud, Danny Hunter, Amy Ickowitz, Zbynek Polesny. Wild Food Plants and Trends in Their Use: From Knowledge and Perceptions to Drivers of Change in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Foods. 2020; 9 (9):1240.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLukas Pawera; Ali Khomsan; Ervizal A.M. Zuhud; Danny Hunter; Amy Ickowitz; Zbynek Polesny. 2020. "Wild Food Plants and Trends in Their Use: From Knowledge and Perceptions to Drivers of Change in West Sumatra, Indonesia." Foods 9, no. 9: 1240.
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, traditional varieties and wild edible species readily available in many countries, mostly in and around smallholder farmers’ fields. This paper explores the potential role of locally available; affordable and climate-resilient orphan crops, traditional varieties and wild edible species to support local food system transformation. Evidence from Brazil, Kenya, Guatemala, India, Mali, Sri Lanka and Turkey is used to showcase a three-pronged approach that aims to: (i) increase evidence of the nutritional value and biocultural importance of these foods, (ii) better link research to policy to ensure these foods are considered in national food and nutrition security strategies and actions, and (iii) improve consumer awareness of the desirability of these alternative foods so that they may more easily be incorporated in diets, food systems and markets. In the seven countries, this approach has brought about positive changes around increasing community dietary diversity and increasing market opportunities for smallholder growers, as well as increased attention to biodiversity conservation.
Teresa Borelli; Danny Hunter; Stefano Padulosi; Nadezda Amaya; Gennifer Meldrum; Daniela Moura De Oliveira Beltrame; Gamini Samarasinghe; Victor W. Wasike; Birgül Güner; Ayfer Tan; Yara Koreissi Dembélé; Gaia Lochetti; Amadou Sidibé; Florence Tartanac. Local Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems: The Contribution of Orphan Crops and Wild Edible Species. Agronomy 2020, 10, 231 .
AMA StyleTeresa Borelli, Danny Hunter, Stefano Padulosi, Nadezda Amaya, Gennifer Meldrum, Daniela Moura De Oliveira Beltrame, Gamini Samarasinghe, Victor W. Wasike, Birgül Güner, Ayfer Tan, Yara Koreissi Dembélé, Gaia Lochetti, Amadou Sidibé, Florence Tartanac. Local Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems: The Contribution of Orphan Crops and Wild Edible Species. Agronomy. 2020; 10 (2):231.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTeresa Borelli; Danny Hunter; Stefano Padulosi; Nadezda Amaya; Gennifer Meldrum; Daniela Moura De Oliveira Beltrame; Gamini Samarasinghe; Victor W. Wasike; Birgül Güner; Ayfer Tan; Yara Koreissi Dembélé; Gaia Lochetti; Amadou Sidibé; Florence Tartanac. 2020. "Local Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems: The Contribution of Orphan Crops and Wild Edible Species." Agronomy 10, no. 2: 231.
Nutrient-rich neglected and underutilized plant species could help transform food systems, provided science and policy are better connected, and greater coordination exists among the diverse stakeholders working with these species. Why have our food systems come to rely on such a narrow range of plant species of limited nutritional value? Today three staple crops (rice, maize and wheat) account for more than 50% of calories consumed while we continue to disregard the huge diversity of nutrient-rich plant species utilized by humanity throughout our history. The reasons for this situation are complex and challenging. Creative approaches are required to ensure greater integration of these plant species in agriculture and food systems, and ultimately greater food diversity on our plates and in our diets. This paper presents an overview of the nutritional value of select neglected and underutilized species (NUS) before describing in detail the work undertaken in four mega-diverse countries—Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey—to increase the knowledge, appreciation, awareness and utilization of this nutrient-rich biodiversity encompassing both orphan crops and wild edible plant species. The paper highlights the novel and ingenious approaches these countries have used to prioritize a rich diversity of NUS for healthier diets and improved nutrition, and how this knowledge has been used to mainstream these plant species into production and consumption systems, including linking NUS to school meals and public food procurement, dietary guidelines and sustainable gastronomy. The paper concludes with some perspectives on the way forward for NUS and the community working on them (including researchers, universities and government agencies, national ministries, municipalities, producers, and civil society) in meeting the challenges of malnutrition and environmental sustainability in the 2030 sustainable development context.
Danny Hunter; Teresa Borelli; Daniela M. O. Beltrame; Camila N. S. Oliveira; Lidio Coradin; Victor W. Wasike; Lusike Wasilwa; John Mwai; Aurillia Manjella; Gamini W. L. Samarasinghe; Terrence Madhujith; Harshani V. H. Nadeeshani; Ayfer Tan; Saadet Tuğrul Ay; Nurcan Güzelsoy; Nina Lauridsen; Eliot Gee; Florence Tartanac. The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition. Planta 2019, 250, 709 -729.
AMA StyleDanny Hunter, Teresa Borelli, Daniela M. O. Beltrame, Camila N. S. Oliveira, Lidio Coradin, Victor W. Wasike, Lusike Wasilwa, John Mwai, Aurillia Manjella, Gamini W. L. Samarasinghe, Terrence Madhujith, Harshani V. H. Nadeeshani, Ayfer Tan, Saadet Tuğrul Ay, Nurcan Güzelsoy, Nina Lauridsen, Eliot Gee, Florence Tartanac. The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition. Planta. 2019; 250 (3):709-729.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDanny Hunter; Teresa Borelli; Daniela M. O. Beltrame; Camila N. S. Oliveira; Lidio Coradin; Victor W. Wasike; Lusike Wasilwa; John Mwai; Aurillia Manjella; Gamini W. L. Samarasinghe; Terrence Madhujith; Harshani V. H. Nadeeshani; Ayfer Tan; Saadet Tuğrul Ay; Nurcan Güzelsoy; Nina Lauridsen; Eliot Gee; Florence Tartanac. 2019. "The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition." Planta 250, no. 3: 709-729.
Aurillia Manjella; Victor Wasike; Teresa Borelli; Danny Hunter. Improving food-system efficiency and environmental conservation using agricultural biodiversity in Busia County: a pilot study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2018, 2, S7 .
AMA StyleAurillia Manjella, Victor Wasike, Teresa Borelli, Danny Hunter. Improving food-system efficiency and environmental conservation using agricultural biodiversity in Busia County: a pilot study. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2018; 2 ():S7.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAurillia Manjella; Victor Wasike; Teresa Borelli; Danny Hunter. 2018. "Improving food-system efficiency and environmental conservation using agricultural biodiversity in Busia County: a pilot study." The Lancet Planetary Health 2, no. : S7.
Daniela Moura De Oliveira Beltrame; Camila Neves Soares Oliveira; Teresa Borelli; Raquel Andrade Cardoso Santiago; Lidio Coradin; Danny Hunter. Brazilian underutilised species to promote dietary diversity, local food procurement, and biodiversity conservation: a food composition gap analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health 2018, 2, S22 .
AMA StyleDaniela Moura De Oliveira Beltrame, Camila Neves Soares Oliveira, Teresa Borelli, Raquel Andrade Cardoso Santiago, Lidio Coradin, Danny Hunter. Brazilian underutilised species to promote dietary diversity, local food procurement, and biodiversity conservation: a food composition gap analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2018; 2 ():S22.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniela Moura De Oliveira Beltrame; Camila Neves Soares Oliveira; Teresa Borelli; Raquel Andrade Cardoso Santiago; Lidio Coradin; Danny Hunter. 2018. "Brazilian underutilised species to promote dietary diversity, local food procurement, and biodiversity conservation: a food composition gap analysis." The Lancet Planetary Health 2, no. : S22.
How can we ensure that 9 billion people will have access to a nutritious and healthy diet that is produced in a sustainable manner by 2050? Despite major advances, our global food system still fails to feed a significant part of humanity adequately. Diversifying food systems and diets to include nutrient-rich species can help reduce malnutrition while contributing other multiple benefits including healthy ecosystems. While research continues to demonstrate the value of incorporating biodiversity into food systems and diets, perverse subsidies and barriers often prevent this. Countries like Brazil have shown that by strategic actions and interventions it is indeed possible to create better contexts to mainstream biodiversity for improved nutrition into government programs and public policies. Despite some progress, there are few global and national policy mechanisms or processes that effectively join biodiversity with agriculture and nutrition efforts. This perspective paper discusses the benefits of biodiversity for nutrition and explores what an enabling environment for biodiversity to improve nutrition might look like, including examples of steps and actions from a multi-country project that other countries might replicate. Finally, we suggest what it might take to create enabling environments to mainstream biodiversity into global initiatives and national programs and policies on food and nutrition security. With demand for new thinking about how we improve agriculture for nutrition, and growing international recognition of the role biodiversity, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development presents an opportunity to move beyond business-as-usual, to more holistic approaches to food and nutrition security.
Danny Ehunter; Isa Eözkan; Daniela Emoura De Oliveira Beltrame; Wellakke Lokuge Gamini Esamarasinghe; Victor Wafula Wasike; U. Ruth Charrondière; Teresa Borelli; Jessica Esokolow. Enabled or Disabled: Is the Environment Right for Using Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition? Frontiers in Nutrition 2016, 3, 14 .
AMA StyleDanny Ehunter, Isa Eözkan, Daniela Emoura De Oliveira Beltrame, Wellakke Lokuge Gamini Esamarasinghe, Victor Wafula Wasike, U. Ruth Charrondière, Teresa Borelli, Jessica Esokolow. Enabled or Disabled: Is the Environment Right for Using Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition? Frontiers in Nutrition. 2016; 3 ():14.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDanny Ehunter; Isa Eözkan; Daniela Emoura De Oliveira Beltrame; Wellakke Lokuge Gamini Esamarasinghe; Victor Wafula Wasike; U. Ruth Charrondière; Teresa Borelli; Jessica Esokolow. 2016. "Enabled or Disabled: Is the Environment Right for Using Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition?" Frontiers in Nutrition 3, no. : 14.
Gina Kennedy; Beatrice Ekesa; Danny Hunter; Stefano Padulosi; Jessica Evelyn Raneri; Dandin Shankar; Celine Termote. Rediscovering our Future: How Neglected and Underutilized Biodiverse Foods can Nourish the Planet. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 2016, 29, 354 .
AMA StyleGina Kennedy, Beatrice Ekesa, Danny Hunter, Stefano Padulosi, Jessica Evelyn Raneri, Dandin Shankar, Celine Termote. Rediscovering our Future: How Neglected and Underutilized Biodiverse Foods can Nourish the Planet. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources. 2016; 29 (3):354.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGina Kennedy; Beatrice Ekesa; Danny Hunter; Stefano Padulosi; Jessica Evelyn Raneri; Dandin Shankar; Celine Termote. 2016. "Rediscovering our Future: How Neglected and Underutilized Biodiverse Foods can Nourish the Planet." Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 29, no. 3: 354.
With the growing demands from a population expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, it is unclear how our current global food system will meet future food needs. Ensuring that all people have access to adequate and nutritious food produced in an environmentally and socio-culturally sustainable manner is one of the greatest challenges of our time. “Sustainable diets” have been proposed as a multidimensional framework to address the need for nutritious and adequate food in the context of the many challenges facing the world today: reducing poverty and hunger, improving environmental health, enhancing human well-being and health, and strengthening local food networks, sustainable livelihoods and cultural heritage. This paper examines the contribution of forests and trees to sustainable diets, covering among others, nutritional, cultural, environmental and provisioning aspects. The literature reviewed highlight major opportunities to strengthen the contribution of forest and tree foods to sustainable diets. However, several constraints need to be removed. They relate to: cultural aspects, sustainable use of non-wood forest products, organization of forest food provisioning, limited knowledge of forest food composition, challenges in adapting management of forests and trees to account for forest foods, and in integrating forest biodiversity into complex landscapes managed for multiple benefits. Finally, the paper identifies research gaps and makes recommendations to enhance the contribution of forest foods to sustainable diets through increased awareness and better integration of information and knowledge on nutritious forest foods into national nutrition strategies and programs.
Barbara Vinceti; Céline Termote; Amy Ickowitz; Bronwen Powell; Katja Kehlenbeck; Danny Hunter. The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets. Sustainability 2013, 5, 4797 -4824.
AMA StyleBarbara Vinceti, Céline Termote, Amy Ickowitz, Bronwen Powell, Katja Kehlenbeck, Danny Hunter. The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets. Sustainability. 2013; 5 (11):4797-4824.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarbara Vinceti; Céline Termote; Amy Ickowitz; Bronwen Powell; Katja Kehlenbeck; Danny Hunter. 2013. "The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets." Sustainability 5, no. 11: 4797-4824.
Taro leaf blight (caused by the Oomycete Phytophthora colocasiae) is a disease of major importance in many regions of the world where taro is grown. Serious outbreaks of taro leaf blight in Samoa in 1993 and in the last few years in Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria continue to demonstrate the devastating impact of this disease on the livelihoods and food security of small farmers and rural communities dependent on the crop. The spread of the disease to new geographical areas also poses a major threat to neighbouring countries and taro growing regions still free from the disease. Past research, particularly in the Pacific, has demonstrated that management measures such as chemical and cultural control are largely ineffective and that breeding for disease resistance is the most sustainable approach to manage the disease. Recently, the Pacific and South-east Asian regional taro networks have made excellent progress in developing cultivars resistant to taro leaf blight through enhanced utilization of taro genetic resources and close collaboration between farmers and researchers in breeding programs. These programs have secured vital taro genetic resources for future use. This paper provides an overview of the disease, its origin, distribution, biology, epidemiology, management and global impact. The paper will largely focus on breeding strategies to address the disease including challenges, opportunities and constraints. It also discusses how these breeding experiences and outputs can be scaled up to other geographical areas where the disease has been recently introduced or under threat of introduction.
Davinder Singh; Grahame Jackson; Danny Hunter; Robert Fullerton; Vincent Lebot; Mary Taylor; Tolo Iosefa; Tom Okpul; Joy Tyson. Taro Leaf Blight—A Threat to Food Security. Agriculture 2012, 2, 182 -203.
AMA StyleDavinder Singh, Grahame Jackson, Danny Hunter, Robert Fullerton, Vincent Lebot, Mary Taylor, Tolo Iosefa, Tom Okpul, Joy Tyson. Taro Leaf Blight—A Threat to Food Security. Agriculture. 2012; 2 (3):182-203.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavinder Singh; Grahame Jackson; Danny Hunter; Robert Fullerton; Vincent Lebot; Mary Taylor; Tolo Iosefa; Tom Okpul; Joy Tyson. 2012. "Taro Leaf Blight—A Threat to Food Security." Agriculture 2, no. 3: 182-203.