Expert consultation on nutrition indicators for biodiversity.
Food consumption
- Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010.
- ix, 59 p. ; 25 cm.
"An expert consultation was held on 8 and 9 June 2009 in Washington, DC."--P. ix.
The nutrition indicators for biodiversity measure the food composition and consumption of cultivars, varieties, breeds and subspecies of commonly consumed foods, as well as underutilized, uncultivated, indigenous plant and animal species. This publication is related to food consumption. It aims to report on progress regarding food consumption for biodiversity and will help preserve existing biodiversity within well-managed ecosystems, with their many sources of nutritionally-rich foods--Publisher's description.