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A checklist of the Legumes of South Asia.
This open access book shares the experiences of Tropical Legumes III (TLIII) project in facilitating access to seed of improved legume varieties to smallholder farmers through innovation platforms. It highlights practices and guiding principles implemented in eight developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This book details key processes that respective teams employed to create an innovation space that delivers seed, other inputs, knowledge and financial services to agricultural communities and most importantly, the underserved farmers in remote areas of the drylands. It offers valuable insights into the pathway to establishing, promoting and operating innovation platforms to enhance the performance and competitiveness of legume crops’ value chains, and addresses critical issues that must be considered to make innovation platforms more sustainable and attractive to beneficiaries. The book offers a wealth of practical insights for development workers, technical staff, and project managers. This publication is all about TLIII community of practice. It will definitely inspire other development workers and scientists to share their own experiences for others to learn from.
A checklist of the legumes of West Asia, systematically listed by family, genus and species; each species with brief distribution notes and bibliographical references for detailed descriptions and illustrations.
Research on groundnut by ICRISAT with special emphasis on problems in Asia; chickpea research at ICRISAT; pigeonpea improvement research at ICRISAT; ICRISAT's Resource Management Program: its relevance to AGLN countries; training at ICRISAT; the semi-arid tropical crops information service; legume genetic resources at ICRISAT; biochemistry and use of AGLN food grain legumes; strengthening chickpea research in Pakistan; ICRISAT's experience in the introduction of improved groundnut technology in India; international links with the AGLN; The CGPRT, aims and activities; IDRC support for grain legumes improvement; Asia-pacific association of agricultural research institutions; collaborative links between FAO/UNDP's RAS/82/002 Project and the AGLN; FAO's role instrengthening National legume Research in Asia; multilocational trialson groundnut under the south Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; opportunities for collaborative Research between the Asian Rice Farming systems network an the AGLN; peanut-CRSP collaborative links in southeast Asia; ICARDA's testing program on lentil, Faba bean, and Kabuli chickpea.
According to the global hunger index, South Asia has worldwide highest rate of undernourished people. Such a burden of food insecurity and various forms of malnutrition are directly associated with the existing food production system that ignores biodiversity, food affordability, and sustainability. During the last five decades, food production system has witnessed a global shift from ethnic to mainstream staple cereals production and promotion. Such an approach has badly affected the regional genetic pool of a diverse range of nourishing, economical, and sustainable edible plant species which are now referred to as neglected or underutilized food crops. Neglected Plant Foods of South Asia collects and preserves existing knowledge of underutilized, minor, wild, neglected and traditional food plants of South Asia, and their utilization for the production of value-added food products. Aiming at introducing plant – based food solutions to address the increasing burden of food insecurity among marginalized communities of South Asia, this manuscript covers a plethora of nutrient-dense plant species including fruits, vegetables, roots, tubers, cereals, pseudo-cereals, and pulses. In addition to having an overview of each plant's origin, cultivation practices and production statistics, researchers will find comprehensive information on nutritional composition, food manufacturing properties, value-addition and traditional uses of neglected plant foods. Recent updates on strategies to combat toxicological risks associated with the consumption of neglected food plants have also been included. With this volume, researchers will have complete information on neglected, underutilized traditional edible plants of South Asia, and their potential to increase food security under the emerging challenges of climate change.