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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A biodiverse rich environment does not contribute to a better diet: A case study from DR Congo
PLoS ONE, Volume 7, No. 1, Article e30533, Year 2012
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The potential of biodiversity to increase and sustain nutrition security is increasingly recognized by the international research community. To date however, dietary assessment studies that have assessed how biodiversity actually contributes to human diets are virtually absent. This study measured the contribution of wild edible plants (WEP) to the dietary quality in the high biodiverse context of DR Congo. The habitual dietary intake was estimated from 2 multiple-pass 24 h dietary recalls for 363 urban and 129 rural women. All WEP were collected during previous ethnobotanical investigations and identified and deposited in the National Botanical Garden of Belgium (BR). Results showed that in a high biodiverse region with precarious food security, WEP are insufficiently consumed to increase nutrition security or dietary adequacy. The highest contribution came from Dacryodes edulis in the village sample contributing 4.8% of total energy intake. Considering the nutrient composition of the many WEP available in the region and known by the indigenous populations, the potential to increase nutrition security is vast. Additional research regarding the dietary contribution of agricultural biodiversity and the nutrient composition of WEP would allow to integrate them into appropriate dietary guidelines for the region and pave the way to domesticate the most interesting WEP. © 2012 Termote et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Termote, Céline
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Bwama Meyi, Marcel
Congo
Institut Facultaire Des Sciences Agronomiques - Yangambi
Dhed'a Djailo, Benoit
Democratic Republic Congo, Kisangani
Université de Kisangani
Huybregts, Lieven Fernand
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Lachat, Carl K.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Kolsteren, Patrick Wilfried V.J.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Van-Damme, Patrick L.J.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Statistics
Citations: 98
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0030533
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Food Security
Study Design
Case Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Congo
Participants Gender
Female