Home About GFU Archive Site map EU Novel Food Regulation Surveys Case Studies Strategic Documents Who is doing What Funding and Donors Underutilized Species	Search results for health TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES anamed international - Training Seminar in Natural Medicine DOCUMENTS AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING EVENTS 5th International Symposium of the European Amaranth Association Amaranth - Plant for the Future Conference on Native Breeds and Varieties as part of natural and cultural heritage with international participation International Policy Dialogue Workshop - The Promotion of Indigenous Vegetables in African Urban and Periurban Spaces: Production, Consumption, Poverty alleviation and Policy PUBLICATIONS Breeding of Neglected and underutilised crops, species and herbs Grassroots sustainable food production and cooking movement in Japan: Revival of under-utilized millets for sustainable future Indigenous vegetables in Tanzania: Significance and Prospects Institute for traditional medicines Kenyan farmers turn to grain amaranth Matbakh Sohha - The healthy Kitchen Pearl Millet: A Hardy Staple for the World’s Drylands Peru's love of traditional medicine Status of underutilised species in South Africa The Food Heritage Foundation - Old food - new mood Underutilised Crops for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops - Vol.1 Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops - Vol.2 Wild Edible Plants - Project flyer Wild Edible Plants: Promoting Dietary Diversity in Poor Communities of Lebanon WEBSITES Africulture Centre Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog - blog Amaranth Institute DAKADO - Discover the magic of avocado Developing Countries Farm Radio Network International Centre of Research and Training on Seabuckthorn Plants For A Future The Equilibrium Fund BIOLOGY EVENTS 3rd Global Summit on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (GOSMAP-3) Chiang Mai, Thailand PUBLICATIONS Increasing Mucuna's Potential as a Food and Feed Crop Mineral content of traditional leafy vegetables from western Kenya Support Services for Plant Health INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ETHNOBOTANY PUBLICATIONS A comparison of cultivation and wild collection of medicinal and aromatic plants under sustainability aspects. AARINENA - Adaptive & Integrated Medicinal & Herbal Plants Research Projects for the Development of the Regional Medicinal & Herbal Plants Sector AARINENA Medicinal & Herbal Plants Network Agrobiodiversity, food security and HIV/AIDS mitigation in Sub-Saharan Africa Chia - Rediscovering a Forgotten Crop of the Aztecs Fonio: A treasure for West Africa Integration of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in agriculture and health development processes in Uganda Medicinal plants: Rare medicinal plant found after 100 years WEBSITES Traditional plants work at CTA LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS PUBLICATIONS Normatividad sobre seguridad para consumo humano - dificulta ingreso de productos tradicionales al mercado europeo MANAGEMENT OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS Biodiversity of food resources in Northeast India WEBSITES Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Working Group - ECP/GR MARKETS AND MARKETING PUBLICATIONS Exploring the Economic value of Underutilized Plant species in Ayubia National Park Marketing Underutilized Crops: Livelihoods and Markets of 'Emmer (Triticum dicoccon)' in Turkey WEBSITES Frieda's NUTRITION AND HEALTH EVENTS 2007 International Symposium on Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants Dietary Diversity: Contributions of Underutilized Species to New Challenges in Global Health I. International Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Conference on Culinary Herbs, Antalya, Turkey Second International Conference on Health and Biodiversity (COHAB 2007) Galway, Ireland Second International Symposium on Papaya - Papaya for Nutritional Security The First ISHS International Simposium on Fresh Food Quality Standards - Better Food by Quality & Assurance WOCMAP Exhibition and Business Forum PUBLICATIONS Aguilar leads moringa drive Aidemet Ong: Aide au Développement de la Médecine Traditionnelle. Angola: German NGO for dissemination of natural medicine Biodiversity, Nutrition and Health in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and way forward Biodiversity, nutrition and health: making a difference to hunger and conservation in the developing world. Bioprospecting: Medicines from the rain forests Dietary Diversity: Linking traditional food and plant genetic resources to rural and urban health in Sub-Saharan Africa Eating and Healing: Traditional Food as Medicine Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health Program Initiative ECPGR Report of a Working Group on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Food Based Approaches (FBAs) for Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies Hidden in the Herbs Identification and Improvement of Indigenous Vegetables for Food Security in Africa Israel's Bedouin women turn desert plants into skin remedies Managing Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security in West Africa: Building on Indigenous Knowledge for more Sustainable Livelihoods Matbakh Sohha Moringa oleifera: A Review of the Medical Evidence for Its Nutritional, Therapeutic, and Prophylactic Properties. Part 1. Mucuna as a Food and Feed: Current Uses and the Way Forward. Namibia: Medicinal plant growing in importance Old Wives’ Tales: Modern Miracles—Turmeric as Traditional Medicine in India Providing livelihood and nutritional security through the promotion of underutilized crops in the Garhwal Himalaya, India Resources on traditional foods and nutrition Scientists "substantiate" safety of noni fruit juice Scientists "substantiate" safety of noni fruit juice Specialty Grains for Food and Feed Standardization and Organoleptic Evaluation of Drumstick (Moringa oleifera) Leaves Incorporated Into Traditional Indian Recipes Summary of the main issues arising from the WAHO meeting Symposium seeks answers to Kenya's health and nutrition problems The Efficacy of Awareness Campaigns by the African Leafy Vegetables Project on Nutrition Behaviour Change among the Kenyan Urban Population: The case of Nairobi The neglected plant Moghat as a potent plant for food security and improved health in desert regions of Egypt The old ones are the best The role of quinoa in the diets and livelihoods of farmers in the Southern Bolivian Altiplano: Case study in the municipalities of Salinas and ColchaK Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops : Vol.04 Use and potential of wild plants in farm households Using Our Traditions – A Herbal and Nutritional Guide for Kenyan Families Wild about fruits WEBSITES African Wild Harvest Association for African Medicinal Plant Standards Famine Food Field Guide Global Food Systems - Their Impact on Nutrition and Health for all Global Health Data Tables - Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems for Health Promotion: Global Health Indigenous vegetables - AVRDC Island Food Community of Pohnpei Plantas medicinales amazonicas: realidad y perspectivas POLICIES AND STRATEGIES PUBLICATIONS Famine and dignity in Africa Policy of the Ministry of Environment in the Protection of Biodiversity in Lebanon WEBSITES International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP) Multi-donor community-based global initiative in support of neglected and underutilized species for the rural and urban poor SOCIAL AND EQUITY ISSUES PUBLICATIONS Food Sovereignty and Uncultivated Biodiversity in South Asia - Essays on the Poverty of Food Policy and the Wealth of the Social Landscape	Search Resources Search by keyword Advanced search
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