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Technology and Nutrition Opportunities for Healthful Foods from Morama Beans, an Emerging Crop in Botswana

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The renewed focus on reducing global hunger, with the parallel objectives of increasing agricultural sector growth and improving the nutritional status of vulnerable groups, has given new energy to thinking creatively about how to achieve food security through coordinated planning and actions. The role that emerging indigenous crops in developing countries could potentially play in supporting agricultural and nutrition initiatives has not been fully explored. This paper provides the results of an evolving international initiative of African and European partners and will explore the role of morama beans, a nutritious climate smart emerging crop found in Southern Africa and the potential opportunity it offers for reducing food security in these regions. It will look at the technology and nutrition opportunities for healthful foods from morama beans including health benefits and safety properties, community awareness-raising initiatives in the cultivation of morama bean, as well as policy needs for emerging crops that links sustainable products with sustainable livelihoods.

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    Jose C. Jackson

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  1. Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, Washington, USA

    Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas

  2. Department of Food Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

    Gláucia María Pastore

  3. Department of Food Engineering, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

    Kezban Candoğan

  4. Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Ilce G. Medina Meza

  5. Pharmaceutical-Biochemical Technology Department, Pharmaceutical Sciences School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Suzana Caetano da Silva Lannes

  6. Food Science and Technology Group, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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  7. Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Rickey Y. Yada

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Jackson, J.C. (2017). Technology and Nutrition Opportunities for Healthful Foods from Morama Beans, an Emerging Crop in Botswana. In: Barbosa-Cánovas, G., et al. Global Food Security and Wellness. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6496-3_7

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