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Neglected or overlooked local food crops could well be making a comeback into markets in Africa thanks to the work of a consortium of scientists.
‘Orphan’ crops, which include a range of neglected or overlooked plants producing fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains and roots, are often very nutritious and can suit current agricultural systems. They also have extensive, although reducing, genetic diversity. As their name suggests, orphan crops have mostly rarely been researched. However, scientists, governments and agricultural development agencies have been re-thinking the importance of orphan crops because of the risk of growing only nutritionally limited and resource-intensive crops, as most of the world does now.