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2019
Journal article
Lessons from the past and the future of food.
Perspectives from the recent and ancient past are largely underutilized in modern sustainability or food systems studies. However, information about regional crop histories and land use systems through time can add essential value and context to debates concerning future agricultural strategies and food security. In particular, archaeological and anthropological research...Reed, Kelly ; Ryan, Philippa
Land use, Anthropology, Resilience, Food systems, Archaeology, Food security, Underutilised crops, and Sustainability
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2023
Journal article
One Hundred Priority Questions for the Development of Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing an expected doubling of human population and tripling of food demand over the next quarter century, posing a range of severe environmental, political, and socio-economic challenges. In some cases, key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in direct conflict, raising difficult policy and funding decisions, particularly in... -
2024
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The biocultural heritage and changing role of indigenous yams in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa.
La production mondiale d'igname est centrée sur l'Afrique de l'Ouest, mais il existe d'importantes lacunes dans les connaissances sur la diversité au niveau des exploitations agricoles dans une grande partie de la région, et particulièrement en Guinée. Bien que la production d'igname augmente en Guinée, à long terme, la...