Societal Impact Statement Biodiversity is essential to food security and nutrition locally and
globally. By reviewing the global state of edible plants and highlighting key neglected and …

The agricultural and food sciences are leading the way in how food and crop production
uses plant biodiversity. However, the world's sustainable food future also depends on the …

With more than two billion people suffering from malnutrition and diets homogenizing
globally, it is vital to identify and conserve nutrient-rich species that may contribute to …

Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are those to which little attention is paid or
which are entirely ignored by agricultural researchers, plant breeders and policymakers1 …

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 …

Main conclusion Nutrient-rich neglected and underutilized plant species could help
transform food systems, provided science and policy are better connected, and greater …

Malnutrition, poor health, hunger, and even starvation are still the world's greatest
challenges. Malnutrition is defined as deficiency of nutrition due to not ingesting the proper …

For addressing potential food shortages, a fundamental tradeoff exists between investing
more resources to increasing productivity of existing crops, as opposed to increasing crop …

Over the past 70 years, the world has witnessed extraordinary growth in crop productivity,
enabled by a suite of technological advances, including higher yielding crop varieties …

Wild edible plants are still eaten by a large section of the global population and ensure both
affordable food and nutritional security. We tested this in an Indian context, where an …