Food for thought: The underutilized potential of tropical tree‐sourced foods for 21st century sustainable food systems

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUSYSen
cg.contributor.affiliationCenter for International Forestry Researchen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationFaculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghenten
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Social Studiesen
cg.contributor.affiliationErasmus Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen
cg.contributor.crpForests, Trees and Agroforestry
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Democratic Republic of
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryEcuador
cg.coverage.countrySri Lanka
cg.coverage.countryVietnam
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CD
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CM
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BJ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2EC
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2LK
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VN
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierJessica Evelyn Raneri: 0000-0002-1687-6504en
cg.creator.identifierChris Kettle: 0000-0002-9476-0136en
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/DietarySpeciesRichnessen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10159en
cg.issn2575-8314en
cg.issue4en
cg.journalPeople and Natureen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatFORESTRYen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatFOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ciforFOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITIONen
cg.subject.ciforFOREST AND LANDSCAPE RESTORATIONen
cg.volume2en
dc.contributor.authorJansen, Merelen
dc.contributor.authorGuariguata, Manuel R.en
dc.contributor.authorRaneri, Jessica Evelynen
dc.contributor.authorIckowitz, Amyen
dc.contributor.authorChiriboga-Arroyo, Fidelen
dc.contributor.authorQuaedvlieg, Juliaen
dc.contributor.authorKettle, Christopher J.en
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-17T15:18:05Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-17T15:18:05Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110551
dc.titleFood for thought: The underutilized potential of tropical tree‐sourced foods for 21st century sustainable food systemsen
dcterms.abstractThe global food system is causing large‐scale environmental degradation and is a major contributor to climate change. Its low diversity and failure to produce enough fruits and vegetables is contributing to a global health crisis. The extraordinary diversity of tropical tree species is increasingly recognized to be vital to planetary health and especially important for supporting climate change mitigation. However, they are poorly integrated into food systems. Tropical tree diversity offers the potential for sustainable production of many foods, providing livelihood benefits and multiple ecosystem services including improved human nutrition. First, we present an overview of these environmental, nutritional and livelihood benefits and show that tree‐sourced foods provide important contributions to critical fruit and micronutrient (vitamin A and C) intake in rural populations based on data from sites in seven countries. Then, we discuss several risks and limitations that must be taken into account when scaling‐up tropical tree‐based food production, including the importance of production system diversity and risks associated with supply to the global markets. We conclude by discussing several interventions addressing technical, financial, political and consumer behaviour barriers, with potential to increase the consumption and production of tropical tree‐sourced foods, to catalyse a transition towards more sustainable global food systems.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2020-11-04en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJansen, M.; Guariguata, M.R.; Raneri, J.E.; Ickowitz, A.; Chiriboga‐Arroyo, F.; Quaedvlieg, J.; Kettle, C.J. (2020) Food for thought: The underutilized potential of tropical tree‐sourced foods for 21st century sustainable food systems. People and Nature 15 p. ISSN: 2575-8314en
dcterms.extentp. 1006-1020en
dcterms.issued2020-12en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/112503en
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen
dcterms.subjecttropical cropsen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjecttree cropsen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectsistemas alimentariosen
dcterms.subjectcultivos tropicalesen
dcterms.subjectsostenibilidaden
dcterms.subjectbiodiversityen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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