Diversity and Diversification: Ecosystem Services Derived From Underutilized Crops and Their Co-benefits for Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes and Resilient Food Systems in Africa

被引：12

作者：

Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Hlahla, Sithabile ^{[1
,4
]}

Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova ^{[1
,5
]}

Henriksson, Rebecka ^{[6
]}

Chibarabada, Tendai Polite ^{[1
]}

Murugani, Vongai G. ^{[1
,7
]}

Groner, Vivienne P. ^{[8
]}

Tadele, Zerihun ^{[9
]}

Sobratee, Nafiisa ^{[10
]}

Slotow, Rob ^{[10
,11
]}

Modi, Albert Thembinkosi ^{[1
]}

Baudron, Frederic ^{[1
,5
]}

Chivenge, Pauline ^{[1
,12
]}

机构：

[1] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Ctr Transformat Agr & Food Syst, Sch Agr Earth & Environm Sci, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

[2] Int Water Management Inst Ghana IWMI GH, West Africa Off, CSIR, Accra, Ghana

[3] Kwame Nkrumah Univ Sci & Technol KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

[4] Univ Cape Town, Future Water Res Inst, Cape Town, South Africa

[5] Int Maize & Wheat Improvement Ctr CIMMYT Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

[6] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Ctr Water Resources Res, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

[7] Stockholm Int Peace Res Inst, Stockholm, Sweden

[8] UCL, Ctr Biodivers & Environm Res, Dept Genet Evolut & Environm, London, England

[9] Univ Bern, Inst Plant Sci, Bern, Switzerland

[10] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Ctr Transformat Agr & Food Syst, Sch Life Sci, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

[11] UCL, Dept Genet Evolut & Environm, London, England

[12] African Plant Nutr Inst, UM6P Expt Farm, Benguerir, Morocco

来源：

FRONTIERS IN AGRONOMY | 2022年 / 4卷

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会; 英国惠康基金;

关键词：

biodiversity; food and nutrition security (FNS); poverty alleviation; ecosystem; sustainable livelihoods; transformative adaptation; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SECURITY; LEAFY; BIODIVERSITY; HEALTH; POLICY; PLANTS;

D O I：

10.3389/fagro.2022.859223

中图分类号：

S3 [农学（农艺学）];

学科分类号：

0901 ;

摘要：

There are growing calls to adopt more sustainable forms of agriculture that balance the need to increase production with environmental, human health, and wellbeing concerns. Part of this conversation has included a debate on promoting and mainstreaming neglected and underutilized crop species (NUS) because they represent a more ecologically friendly type of agriculture. We conducted a systematic review to determine the ecosystem services derived from NUS and assess their potential to promote functional ecological diversity, food and nutritional security, and transition to more equitable, inclusive, sustainable and resilient agricultural landscapes and food systems in Africa. Our literature search yielded 35 articles for further analysis. The review showed that NUS provide various provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting ecosystem services and several environmental and health co-benefits, dietary diversity, income, sustainable livelihood outcomes, and economic empowerment, especially for women. Importantly, NUS address the three pillars of sustainable development- ecological, social, and economic. Thus, NUS may provide a sustainable, fit-for-purpose transformative ecosystem-based adaptation solution for Africa to transition to more sustainable, healthy, equitable, and resilient agricultural landscapes and food systems.

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