Towards a Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Underutilized Crops in the Pacific

Taylor, M.; Jaenicke, H.; Mathur, Pankaj; Tuia, V.S.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2011.918.49

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“…According to Taylor et al,(2009), neglected and underutilized crops also represent an important source of revenue for local economies and are part of the rich, cultural and traditional heritage of communities around the world. As compared to the major crops, they require relatively low inputs and therefore, contribute to sustainable agricultural production.…”

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“…Moreover as per the strategic framework for research and development of underutilized plant species developed by International Centre for Underutilized Crops (ICUC) , and a range of stakeholders, underutilized plant species (UPS) are defi ned as "Species with under-exploited potential for contribution to food security, health, income generation and environmental services". The benefi ts of these species are manifold as these crops contribute to household livelihoods, poverty alleviation through providing new market opportunities for value added products, food security and nutrition maintaining (Hoeschle-Zeledon and Bordoni, 2003;Taylor et al, 2009). However, the role of underutilized crops is often ignored or underestimated.…”

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Importance of Underutilized Crops in Thanamalwila Divisional Secretariat Division in Monaragala District in Sri Lanka

Malkanthi

2017

J Agric Sciences

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Underutilized crops serve many purposes for a household. This study was conducted to study the importance of these crops for households in Thanamalwila divisional secretariat division in Moneragala District. The purpose of this research was to identify the importance of underutilized crops for farmers in Monaragala District of Sri Lanka. Data were collected from 120 farmers who cultivate underutilized crops, through a fi eld survey with the help of a questionnaire during January-October 2015. Group discussions were also conducted to collect in-depth information. The fi ndings reveal, a signifi cant number of underutilized crop species are being cultivated by the farmers. Among them, some cereals, vegetables, legumes, fruits, yams and tuber crops and herbals are common. Farmers' main goals of cultivation are to fulfi ll the food requirement of the family, fi nd extra income and to use them as herbals for simple health disorders. When farmers' attitudes towards the underutilized crops are taken into consideration, they have positive attitude towards economic benefi ts of cultivating underutilized crops, medicinal and nutritional values, low cost of cultivation, less water requirements, less pest and disease problems, etc. However, farmers have neither agreed nor disagreed upon three broad levels of importance of underutilized crops namely, contributing to the biodiversity, environmental protection and tolerance to climate changes. Most of the farmers have general understanding about the importance of underutilized crops. Moreover, farmers are still willing to cultivate these crops for selling if they can have necessary facilities and a good market.

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Section: Importance Of Underutilized Cropsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%