Greater Attention to Wild Foods and Cultural Knowledge Supports Increased Nutrition Outcomes Associated with Agroecology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Agroecology, Diverse Landscapes, Wild foods, and Nutrition
2.1. Agroecology and Nutrition
2.2. Wild Foods, Landscape Diversity, and Nutrition
2.3. Wild Meat and Nutrition in Agroecological Landscapes
3. Agroecology, Wild Foods, and Culture as Part of Socio-Ecological System
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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(Altieri, 1989) | Model of a sustainable agroecosystem | No [16] |
(Francis et al., 2003) | Agroecology: The Ecology of Food Systems | No [17] |
(Clements and Shrestha, 2004) | New dimensions in agroecology | No [18] |
(Wezel et al., 2009) | Agroecology as a Science, Practice, and Movement | No [19] |
(Gliessman, 2016) | 5 Levels of Transformation | No [5] |
(Gliessman, 2018) | Defining Agroecology | No [20] |
(FAO, 2018) | 10 Elements of Agroecology | No; outcomes of diversity, culture, and food traditions [3] |
(HLPE, 2019) | 13 Principles of Agroecology | No; but framework, as a whole, intended to address food security and nutrition [4] |
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Zhu, S.J.; Mfuni, T.I.; Powell, B. Greater Attention to Wild Foods and Cultural Knowledge Supports Increased Nutrition Outcomes Associated with Agroecology. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3890. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16103890
Zhu SJ, Mfuni TI, Powell B. Greater Attention to Wild Foods and Cultural Knowledge Supports Increased Nutrition Outcomes Associated with Agroecology. Sustainability. 2024; 16(10):3890. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16103890
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Stephanie J., Tiza Ignatius Mfuni, and Bronwen Powell. 2024. "Greater Attention to Wild Foods and Cultural Knowledge Supports Increased Nutrition Outcomes Associated with Agroecology" Sustainability 16, no. 10: 3890. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16103890