Reorienting research investments toward under‐researched crops for sustainable food systems
Sussy Munialo,
Kadambot H. M. Siddique,
Nigel P. Barker
et al.
Abstract:The dominance of a few staple crops (maize, rice, and wheat) in most agricultural systems hampers the application of interventions to improve food security and nutrition. Research and development attention has focused on improving the production and utilization of these crops, leaving other crops under‐researched and underutilized. Subsequently, there have been high malnutrition rates due to poor diet diversity, yet there are “opportunity crops” that remain under researched. The opportunity crops can unlock so… Show more
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