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Category Archives: biodiversity
New Book Release! Diversifying Food and Diets: Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Food Security
With some of my Bioversity colleagues, Danny Hunter and Teresa Borelli, and colleague/chef Federico Mattei, we edited a new book entitled “Diversifying Food and Diets: Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health.” The book is part of the Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity series … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, biodiversity, diets, nutrition, sustainable agriculture
Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, bioversity, dietary diversity, diets, food, health, nutrition
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Business case for Sustainable Diets
This is a repost from the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Blog. See original post here. Making the business case for sustainable food Scrutinising the issues around diet, disease and poverty will allow us to make informed choices about how to tackle … Continue reading
Beautiful Biodiversity Books
There are so many beautiful books out there but two that stand out on biodiversity are FAO’s Gardens of Biodiversity and Slow Food’s Almanac 2012. Both are downloadable as PDFs here and here. Not only should we use biodiversity, so … Continue reading
Nutrition: A Critical Element for People, Food and Nature
Original post on the Landscapes Blog for People, Food and Nature. When we think of food production, ecosystem health, and human wellbeing, one crucial element is often not mentioned: nutrition. Nutrition is everyone’s business and no one’s responsibility, as the … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, biodiversity, food systems, nutrition
Tagged ecoagriculture, econutrition, land, landscapes, nutrition
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Farming Matters: Regional Food Systems
The new issue of Farming Matters issue is out with Regional Food Systems focus. Check it out here.
Posted in agriculture, biodiversity, locavores, nutrition
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New nutrition and agrobiodiversity manual: Implementing food systems field projects
Just published from Bioversity. Check it out! Bioversity Agrobiodiversity and Nutrition Field Manual
Posted in agriculture, biodiversity, diversity, food systems, nutrition
Tagged agrobiodiversity, bioversity, field manual, nutrition
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Bioversity’s Nutrition Strategy – Resilient Food and Nutrition Systems: Analyzing the Role of Agricultural Biodiversity in Enhancing Human Nutrition and Health
This past year I worked diligently with colleagues at Bioversity International, on the 10 year nutrition strategy. Below is a summary of the strategy along with the link to the entire strategy. Bioversity’s Nutrition Strategy One of the world’s greatest challenges … Continue reading
The role of minor millets in India and train track market
cool video. and a crazy ass video.
Posted in agriculture, asian food, biodiversity
Tagged india, markets, markets on train tracks, minor millets, train tracks
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Get your econutrition on
What the hell is “econutrition” one might ask? Well, it can be whatever you want it to be. In the Food and Nutrition Bulletin, a supplement was released on this very topic. Econutrition is defined as “Econutrition integrates environmental health … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, environment, nutrition
Tagged ecology, econutrition, FNB, Food and Nutrition Bulletin
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