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The agrobiodiversity approach for food and nutrition security for rural Africa and India
Dec 20, 2024

The agrobiodiversity approach for food and nutrition security for rural Africa and India

Problems in nutrition security in the rural communities of Africa and India signal the need for a focus on agrobiodiversity to empower local farmers

Securing Local Food Systems and Ensuring Access to Nutritious Food in Rural Africa and India: The Promise of Regenerative Agriculture
Mar 06, 2025

Securing Local Food Systems and Ensuring Access to Nutritious Food in Rural Africa and India: The Promise of Regenerative Agriculture

The lack of agricultural biodiversity in farming systems threatens nutritional security for the nearly 3 billion people of India and Africa. Around 600 million smallholder farmers—most of them in these two regions and who produce more than a third of the world’s food—are key to maintaining biodiversity and ensuring food and nutrition security for all. However, the homogenising effects of globalisation threaten their economic viability and c