This paper examines the literature on how biodiversity contributes to improved and diversified diets in developing countries. We assess the current state of evidence on how wild and cultivated biodiversity in all forms is related to healthy diets and nutrition, and examine how economic factors, knowledge and social norms interact with availability of biodiversity to influence both production and consumption choices. The paper identifies areas where evidence is lacking and ways to build synergies between nutrition-sensitive approaches and efforts to ensure sustainability of food systems and the natural environment.
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Dimensions Citation Count:
- Food Security and Nutrition
- Rising demand and need for nutritious food for both current and future generations
- DFID-Knowfor: Food Security Strategy
- Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tropical Forest Biodiversity
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Source
Food Security 7(3): 535-554
Publication year
2015
ISSN
1876-4517
Authors
Powell, B.; Thilsted, S.H.; Ickowitz, A.; Termote, C.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Herforth, A.
Topic
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Project Leader
Terence Sunderland
CIFOR Senior Associate
Robert Nasi
Director General