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| Title: | Native plant genetic resources and traditional foods of Uttarakhand Himalaya for sustainable food security and livelihood |
| Authors: | Mehta, P S
Negi, K S
Ojha, S N |
| Keywords: | Traditional foods
Plant genetic resources
Uttarakhand Himalaya
Food security
Sustainable livelihood
Wild species
Cultivated species
Natural drinks
Food grains
Spices
Recipes |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8 — A61K 36/00, A01G 1/00, A01G 17/00, A47G 19/00, A23L1/00, A23L 2/00 |
| Abstract: | In view of changing of food habits of local communities of Uttarakhand
Himalaya, a study to document the native plant genetic resources of food
importance and traditional recipes was conducted. Both cultivated and wild
edible plant species were documented through scheduled interviews. With the
help of respondents the questionnaires were filled up. After conducting the
survey in the whole Uttarakhand state the plant species of food importance were
identified and a large number of traditional food items were enumerated. The
relationship between plant species of food importance and sustainable
livelihood was also discussed. |
| Page(s): | 89-96 |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.1(1) [March 2010]
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