Currently 821 million people worldwide suffer from malnutrition. A major problem is the world’s dependence on 4 major crops: maize, wheat, rice and soybean.
Crops For The Future is the world’s first and only center dedicated to researching underutilized crops for both food and non food uses. Based in Malaysia, CFF has an alliance of over 50 international and national partners and is dedicated to a new approach to complex global challenges.
There are 7000 species of underutlized crops used for food. These ‘forgotten foods’ are highly nutritious crops that have been sidelined due to global dominance of wheat, rice, corn and soybeans.
You may be wondering about these ‘forgotten foods’. Just a few:
-kernza and taro in North America
-amaranth from Latin America
-baobab and teff from Africa
-moringa and buckwheat from Asia
Stay tuned as these forgotten foods make their way into our diets as healthy nutritious options destined to feed the world.
