Problem
Neglected food resources
Other Names:
Limited utilization of foodstuffsForgotten food products
Ignorance of traditional agricultural products
Nature:
Only 1,100 of the earth's 265,000 species of plants have been thoroughly studied by Western scientists, but as many as 40,000 may have medicinal or undiscovered nutritional value for humans. Incidence:
In pre-Colombian times protein-rich amaranth and guinea were basic foods in the New World along with maize and beans, but nowadays they are seen as weeds. Broader Problems:
Uninvestigated resource useInefficient use of resourcesInsufficient farm experimentsUnethical practices in agriculture Narrower Problems:
Unadapted crop varietiesDeclining breeds of domesticated animals Related Problems:
Ignorance of traditional herbal remedies Strategies:
Enriching cultivated plant's genetic diversity with wild relativesExploiting global biological resources for new foodsExpanding research on plant genetic resourcesNeglecting resourcesGiving attention to neglected food resourcesIncreasing global food productionLimiting utilization of foodstuffsIncreasing utilization of foodstuffsReducing incidence of malnutrition Subject(s):
Resources → Resources Amenities → Food
Industry → Products
Industry → Foodstuffs
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Education → Educational level
Recreation → Folk traditions
Agriculture, Fisheries → Agriculture
Economics → Resource utilization
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET