Sequencing Africa's Orphan Crops for Better Food Security
Baobab: the First in Line
The organization plans to sequence numerous neglected and underutilized crop species that are critical to nutrition and livelihood security in Africa including finger millet, African eggplant, okra, amaranth, guava, taro, jackfruit, acacia, chocolate berries, shea nut, sweet bush mango and groundnut. They are starting off the initiative by sequencing Baobab - a nutritious, hardy and multi-purpose tree that grows across sub-Saharan Africa. Read more about this initiative in an article by Food Tank at this link [3].
Related Publications
- Descriptors for Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.). [4] 2015. Kehlenbeck, K, Padulosi, S., Alercia, A.
- Accra statement for a food-secure Africa [5]. [5] Bioversity International 2014.
- NUS 2013 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species: Book of Abstracts. [6]Hall et al 2013 (eds.).
- Nutritious underutilized species - Baobab. [7] Alercia 2013
- Role of wild, neglected and underutilized foods in reducing the cost of a nutritionally adequate diet in the Eastern region of Baringo district, Kenya 27 February 2013. [8] Poster by Termote et al 2013
