Diversifying Food and Diets

Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health
Herausgeber: Fanzo, Jessica; Mattei, Federico; Borelli, Teresa; Hunter, Danny

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book aims to explore what the current state of knowledge is on the role of agricultural biodiversity in improving nutrition and food security. The book will examine and challenge some of the prevailing myths and assumptions to improving nutrition through agriculture mechanisms so as to identify the key research and implementation gaps.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 175mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1057g
• ISBN-13: 9781849714563
• ISBN-10: 1849714568
• Artikelnr.: 35680805

Autorenporträt

Jessica Fanzo was formerly a Senior Scientist with Bioversity International and is now an Associate Professor of Nutrition at Columbia University in New York. Danny Hunter is the Global Project Coordinator at Bioversity International for the UNEP/FAO/GEF project 'Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable use for improved human nutrition and wellbeing' and Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Agriculture and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt Univeristy, Australia. Teresa Borelli is a Programme Specialist at Bioversity International working for the UNEP/FAO/GEF project 'Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable use for improved human nutrition and wellbeing'. Federico Mattei was formerly a Programme Specialist in the Nutrition and Marketing division at Bioversity International in Rome.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The State of Agricultural Biodiversity and Nutrition - Overviews,
Models and Themes Part 2: Creating and Enabling Environment Part 3: Case
Studies: Agricultural Biodiversity and Food Based Approaches to Improving
Nutrition