HungerWednesday brings this very informative article about how secondary crops can enhance household food security.
“Secondary crop-based agribusiness development will contribute to the stabilization of household food security by promoting crop diversification, improving and fulfilling nutritional requirements, absorbing farm labour and generating farm household income. In addition, secondary crops will play a role in maintaining diverse and environmentally friendly farming systems, functioning as a source of raw material for the food and feed industries, and stimulating rural economic growth. In particular these benefits will apply to farmers with limited or marginal land. Two examples, one from Indonesia and one from India, demonstrate how secondary crops support sustainable agricultural development.
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