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Diversity and conservation of traditional African vegetables: Priorities for action

Traditional African vegetables have high potential to contribute to healthy diets and climate resilience in sub‐Saharan African food systems. However, their genetic resources are likely at threat because they are… Click to show full abstract

Traditional African vegetables have high potential to contribute to healthy diets and climate resilience in sub‐Saharan African food systems. However, their genetic resources are likely at threat because they are underutilized and under the radar of agricultural research. This paper aims to contribute to a conservation agenda for traditional African vegetables by examining the geographical diversity and conservation status of these species.

Keywords: traditional african; diversity conservation; african vegetables; conservation traditional

Journal Title: Diversity and Distributions
Year Published: 2020

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