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Sub-Saharan Africa - Food security and resilience using a small- scale funding model

30 Oct 2024

Often referred to as the “meat of the poor”, legumes are typically grown by women and contribute directly to household food 170 Climate and Health: Science-based policy solutions FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE USING A SMALL-SCALE FUNDING MODEL Figure 1: Seed of the Stress Tolerant Orphan Legume (STOL) crops project, which assesses potential climate resilience of minor legumes (Credit: Felicien Zida). [...] The grains are a source of dietary protein, fibre and essential micronutrients, and the leaves and immature pods of some species are appreciated as fresh vegetables. [...] A Climate and Health: Science-based policy solutions 171 FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE USING A SMALL-SCALE FUNDING MODEL further problem is that the average yield for legumes in sub-Saharan Africa is typi- cally low due to their susceptibility to common pests and diseases and their inability to cope with erratic and extreme weather events. [...] The aim is to breed a version of the legume that combines the charac- teristics favoured by local farmers with the traits of interest identified in the donor. [...] The re- gions of the world that are already bearing the brunt of the impact of climate change have made a negligible contribution to the problem itself and have also, historically, 176 Climate and Health: Science-based policy solutions FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE USING A SMALL-SCALE FUNDING MODEL experienced high levels of malnutrition and preventable morbidity.
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