Hot commodity: Researchers hope to teach farmers to use and conserve native plants
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2009
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Blacksburg, VA: Office of Outreach and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
Abstract
By reintroducing native foods in a region of the Philippines plagued by poverty and degraded natural resources, researchers hope to teach farmers how to use and conserve plants, improve family nutrition by diversifying the diet, increase incomes, and enhance biodiversity. They also are documenting residents' knowledge of native plants' medicinal values.
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Market demand, Agroforestry, Sustainability, Income diversification, Agricultural ecosystems, Biodiversity conservation, Indigenous plant, Model farm
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Outreach Now 4:1 (March)