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Navigating challenges in native plant-based food value chains within the global food system: A systematic literature review

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  • Dipu, Mokaddes Ahmed
  • Checco, Julia
  • Williams, Luke
  • Sultanbawa, Yasmina
  • Jones, Natalie A.
  • Abdul Aziz, Ammar

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While there are thousands of native food plants worldwide, only four major crops account for 50 % of global primary crop production. This trend underscores a troubling erosion of agricultural diversity and the systematic sidelining of native plant foods, which have nourished communities for millennia. Connecting these underutilized native foods to global food systems presents a critical opportunity to enhance food security, economic resilience, nutritional diversity, environmental sustainability, and cultural preservation while supporting Indigenous knowledge systems and food sovereignty. However, this connection faces significant challenges, including the small-scale nature of native plant food production systems, demand vulnerabilities, persistent social stigma, and inefficiencies in production and distribution.

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  • Dipu, Mokaddes Ahmed & Checco, Julia & Williams, Luke & Sultanbawa, Yasmina & Jones, Natalie A. & Abdul Aziz, Ammar, 2025. "Navigating challenges in native plant-based food value chains within the global food system: A systematic literature review," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:228:y:2025:i:c:s0308521x25001131
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104373
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