Local Food Plants of Brazil
There has been growing academic interest in food plants. This is a subject that lies at the frontiers of knowledge of various areas, such as environmental sciences, nutrition, public health, and humanities. To date, however, we do not have a book bringing these multi-disciplinary perspectives to bea...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
| Series: | Ethnobiology
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The "PANC na City" and "Horta City Lapa" Experiences: Learning and Teachingon Unconventional Food Plants in the Brazilian Urban Context
- Food Sovereignty for Lunch: Workshops in an Unconventional Farm
- Index
- Preface
- Part 1. Basics on Food Plants and Biodiversity in a Multidisciplinary Approach
- Food Biodiversity Key Concepts
- Food Systems towards Food and Nutrition Security: The Food Biodiversity Role
- Biodiversity, Cultural Diversity and Food Cultures
- Unconventional Food Plants: Food or Medicine?
- The Potential of Unconventional Food Plants for Improving Diets and Nutrition
- Part 2. Brazilian Food Plants: An Overview
- Brazilian Unconventional Food Plants and National Policies to Strengthen Food and Nutrition Security through Biodiversity
- Food Plants from Brazilian Biodiversity as a Source of Bioactive Compounds
- Natural Toxins in Brazilian Unconventional Food Plants: A Review
- Part 3. Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Brazilian Food Plants
- Brazilian Food Plants Reported by Scientific Travelers and Naturalists: Key Plants from the Past to the Future
- Brazilian Food Plants and Indigenous People: Trends in Archaeobotany
- Famine Foods: Thoughts from a Caatinga Research Experience
- Part 4. Nutritional Composition Data on Brazilian Food Plants by Biome
- Food Plants in Cerrado
- Food Plants in Caatinga
- Food Plants in Pampas
- Food Plants in Amazonia
- Food Plants in Pantanal
- Food Plants in Atlantic Rainforest
- Part 5. Consumption of Brazilian Food Plants
- Challenges to Assess Sustainable Diets in Nutritional Science: A Case Study in Caatinga Biome
- Potential for Popularization of Unconventional Food Plants Based on Local Perception
- Potential of Unconventional Food Plants Value Chains
- Food Plants of Brazilian's Sociobiodiversity in the National School Feeding Program
- Part 6. Learning and Teaching Brazilian Food Plants
- E-Learning through Social Networking Sites: A Case Study from Facebook
- Plant Identification Using Artificial Intelligence: Innovative Strategies for Teaching Food Biodiversity
- A Garden Laboratory: Food Biodiversity Research Skills for Nutrition Students