Welcome to CROPS 4 HD
Currently the food systems in India do not provide sufficient and healthy food for its population. Of a total population of roughly 900 million rural and 460 million urban residents,14% are food insecure1 with a steady decline since 2004. In the project regions, the food insecurity is above average: in Karnataka 22%, Odisha 16% and West Bengal 20% of the population has an insufficient food intake.
The overall goal of the CROPS4HD is to improve food security and nutrition of small-holder peasants, especially women, through sustainable use and conservation of peasants 'cultivars/landraces, neglected and underutilized species respecting agroecological approaches
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