NeBambi Lutaladio’s research while affiliated with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other places

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La pomme de terre : histoire et développement économique
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December 2010

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Cahiers de Nutrition et de Diététique

NeBambi Lutaladio

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Adam Prakash

The International Year of the Potato (IYP) in 2008 raised awareness of the importance of the potato in addressing issues of global concern, including hunger, poverty and threats to the environment. An integral part of the global food system, the cultivated potato traces its origin to Andean and Chilean landraces developed by pre-Colombian cultivators. Taken to Europe by the Spanish, the potato was widely adopted, after initial hesitation, by farmers. During the 18th and 19th centuries, European colonialism and emigration took the potato to all corners of the globe. Since the 1990s, potato production has expanded dramatically in Africa, Asia and Latin America, from less than 80 million tons in 1990 to a record of 180 million tons in 2009. International Year has contributed to growing recognition of the tuber's nutritional benefits and its role in countering the effects of cereal price inflation. It serves increasingly as a source of cash for low-income farm households and as a raw material for value-added processed products. However, developing countries have not been beneficiaries of expanding international trade in potato. As a group, they have emerged as leading net importers of the commodity.


Horticulture, biodiversity and nutrition
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September 2010

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Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB 2010). Around the world, people are working to safeguard this irreplaceable natural wealth, which is vital for current and future human well-being. IYB 2010 is focussing attention on the need to combat the loss of biodiversity by protecting, conserving and sustainably using food biodiversity. This special issue of Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (JFCA) focuses on horticulture in the context of biodiversity. Existing crop biodiversity and management practices for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) must include exhaustive characterization of the accessions in order to understand the role of crop biodiversity in agro-ecosystems and enhance its utility in the development of superior crop varieties that contribute to better human nutrition and health. Today’s horticulture-based agricultural systems need a continuous supply of new cultivars and improved varieties, drawn from the available gene pool, in order to enhance food security and achieve balanced nutrition for rural and urban poor, adapt to drastic climate changes and sustain production systems on marginal lands. IYB 2010 provides a unique opportunity to explore and recognize: (i) the existing biodiversity in horticultural crop varieties and their nutritional composition; (ii) the use of nutrient content among the criteria used in cultivar selection and promotion; and, (iii) the importance of nutritional differences within the species and the micronutrient superiority of some lesser-known cultivars and wild varieties over some more widely-utilized cultivars of horticulturebased crops.

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Potato: The hidden treasure

September 2009

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Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

The United Nations General Assembly decided in December 2005 to declare 2008 as the International Year of the Potato (IYP). Potato is the world's number one non-grain food commodity, with production reaching a record of 320 million tonnes in 2007 (FAO, 2007). Consumption is expanding steadily in the developing countries, where potato is an increasingly important source of food, employment and income. Global interest in the potato increased sharply in 2008 as world food prices soared, threatening the food security and stability of dozens of low-income countries. Unlike major cereals, the potato is not a globally traded commodity and prices are usually determined by local production costs. Increasingly, therefore, the potato is being seen as a vital food-security crop and as a substitute for costly cereal imports.

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... Elle est parmi les principaux produits végétaux pouvant permettre de lutter contre la pauvreté dans le monde. Dans les pays en développement, sa production a plus que doublé au cours des 15 dernières années (Lutaladio et Prakash, 2010). ...

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Effet de deux types d’insecticides sur la mycorhization arbusculaire et le développement de deux variétés de pomme de terre ( Solanum tuberosum )
La pomme de terre : histoire et développement économique
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  • December 2010

Cahiers de Nutrition et de Diététique

... With the higher rate of movement of HGRs across the countries, many localized and native HGRs are undervalued and underutilized. The significant role of HGRs has been realized in food, nutrition, health, business and environmental security across the world (FAO and CIRAD, 2021;Harris et al., 2022;Lutaladio et al., 2010;Pradhan et al., 2016). However, due to many intensive and modern technologies, genetic diversities in the fields are drastically reduced. ...

Horticulture, biodiversity and nutrition

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

... Potatoes are the third most important food crop globally, with an annual production of over 330 million tons (FAO, 2016). They play a crucial role in food security, particularly in developing regions, where they serve as a key source of income (Lutaladio and Castaldi, 2009;Lutz and Kc, 2010). Similarly, tomatoes contribute 16% to global vegetable production, with a market value of $58 billion, making them a vital crop for local consumption and export (FAO, 2016). ...

Potato: The hidden treasure
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  • September 2009

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis