Farming Matters: Revaluing traditional plants
This issue of Farming Matters looks at the growing number of initiatives that aim to revive the potential of traditional plant species, and illustrates that these plants can strengthen resilient family farming rooted in agroecology and diversity.
This issue of the magazine shows that traditional plants are a central element in the creation of alternatives to the dominant crops and the associated global food markets.
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Farmers in focus: André Jurrius
Editorial: Traditional plants build resilience and resistance by Madeleine Florin, Diana Quiroz and Janneke Bruil
Opinion: Elizabeth Mpofu
Making millets matter in Madhya Pradesh by Ashis Mondal, Israel Oliver King, Somnath Roy, Shambhavi Priyam, Gennifer Meldrum, Stefano, Padulosi, and Sharad Mishra
Heritage grains: digging our roots, planting our seeds by Kristen Spruit
Interview: “Real solutions are in the diversity of food and farming”-Mariam Mayet
Lupin regains ground in Central Ecuador by Nelson Mazón, Eduardo Peralta, Elena Villacrés, and Ángel Murillo
Linking food choice with biodiversityby Jens Herbold
Locally rooted: Ideas and initiatives from the field
Planting roots with non-timber forest products by Rick Burnette and Abram Bicksler
Opinion: Kylie Lingard
Farmers’ firm grip on diversityby Leah Samberg
Youth and agriculture: Frederik van Oudenhoven
Perspectives: Fair and sustainable expansion of traditional crops – lessons from quinoa by Didier Bazile
Mind! New books on knowledge and agroecology
Advocating for sustainable pastoralism together by RBG project team
FAO’s Regional meetings on agroecology: A reflection by Janneke Bruil and Diana Quiroz