1. The role of indigenous crop to improve food and nutrition security in Indonesia.
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Luna, Prima and Habiddin, Habiddin
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FOOD security , *FOOD crops , *WORLD hunger , *CLIMATE extremes , *UNSATURATED fatty acids - Abstract
Prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, the world was not on track to reach its goals of ending world hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Now, the epidemic has made this far more difficult. The COVID-19 epidemic has exacerbated four critical factors that are harming food security and nutrition around the world. These significant determinants have a negative influence on food security and nutrition. Climate variability and extremes are external factors that influence food systems. Persistently high levels of inequality exacerbate its detrimental effects on food security and nutrition. On the other hand, drivers that are internal to food systems, such as low productivity and an inefficient food supply chain, are pushing up the price of nutritious foods, which, when paired with low incomes, exacerbates the unaffordability of healthy diets. Millions of people in each nation suffer from food insecurity and malnutrition in all of its forms. This study aimed to assess the potential of indigenous crops to contribute to national food and nutrition security, as well as to characterise their chemical and functional properties. Coix lachryma-jobi L., often known as Jali or Adlay, is cultivated as an alternative staple food. This crop and the new development product have been characterised using proximal analysis. Previous research has demonstrated that jali has several nutritional and physiological benefits. In this plant, anti-diabetic bioactive compounds have been identified in addition to squalene, campesterol, vitamin E, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Jali has the potential to generate some functional foods and also has industrial applications. Bioactive compounds may be altered during processing. Furthermore, jali has enormous promise as a functional food. The seed contains around 20 percent protein, and it has been discovered that the extract of Jali grains contains triglycerides and sitosterol for disease risk reduction and wellness purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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