TY - BOOK

T1 - Improving food and nutrition security through exploration of market potentials by revitalizing breadfruit as a strategy for adapting to climate change

T2 - The case of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) on the Hawaiian Islands ​​​

AU - Lysák, Marin

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - All aspects of food and nutrition security are expected to be impacted by climate change, with many of these impacts already happening. Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are marginalized agricultural species which are not commodity crops and typically have deep local, cultural roots and are managed in traditional ways. NUS are well adapted to their local climates and have the potential to contribute to food and nutrition security, generate income for farmers, promote sustainable livelihoods, preserve traditional food systems and cultural identities – all of which are challenged by climate change. Breadfruit is a highly nutritious, starchy staple crop from the Pacific which shows promising potential to address hunger and malnutrition, especially in the tropics. This thesis investigates the current status and potential for breadfruit on the Hawaiian Islands to improve and covers four main themes: adaptation to climate change, food and nutrition security, the role of NUS for diet diversity, and agroforestry as an approach for sustainable food systems. It provides knowledge on what consumers are willing to pay for value-added products made of breadfruit, how much they are willing to pay for a tree and what fresh breadfruit is sold for per pound across the islands. Combined with insights into consumer attitudes supply and value chains, and the current status of breadfruit trees, it highlights the potential breadfruit has in today’s society and for the future of the Hawaiian Islands by supporting on-going revitalization efforts.

AB - All aspects of food and nutrition security are expected to be impacted by climate change, with many of these impacts already happening. Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are marginalized agricultural species which are not commodity crops and typically have deep local, cultural roots and are managed in traditional ways. NUS are well adapted to their local climates and have the potential to contribute to food and nutrition security, generate income for farmers, promote sustainable livelihoods, preserve traditional food systems and cultural identities – all of which are challenged by climate change. Breadfruit is a highly nutritious, starchy staple crop from the Pacific which shows promising potential to address hunger and malnutrition, especially in the tropics. This thesis investigates the current status and potential for breadfruit on the Hawaiian Islands to improve and covers four main themes: adaptation to climate change, food and nutrition security, the role of NUS for diet diversity, and agroforestry as an approach for sustainable food systems. It provides knowledge on what consumers are willing to pay for value-added products made of breadfruit, how much they are willing to pay for a tree and what fresh breadfruit is sold for per pound across the islands. Combined with insights into consumer attitudes supply and value chains, and the current status of breadfruit trees, it highlights the potential breadfruit has in today’s society and for the future of the Hawaiian Islands by supporting on-going revitalization efforts.

UR - https://soeg.kb.dk/permalink/45KBDK_KGL/fbp0ps/alma99122473726805763

M3 - Ph.D. thesis

BT - Improving food and nutrition security through exploration of market potentials by revitalizing breadfruit as a strategy for adapting to climate change

PB - Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

ER -