Native foods a hot commodity in the Philippines
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2009
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Association for International Agriculture & Rural Development
Abstract
By reintroducing native foods in a region 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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Farmer field schools, Adult education, Cash crops, Biodiversity, Sustainable agriculture, Agroforestry, Native food, Indigenous vegetables
Citation
AIARD Newsletter(February 2009)