Diversifying Agriculture for Better Lives

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14 April 2009
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Quoting from the Abstract of this new publication
Carotenoid and vitamin content of Micronesian atoll foods: pandanus (Pandanus tectorius) and garlic pear (Crataeva speciosa) fruit
by Lois Englberger, Joseph Schierle, Peter Hoffman, Adelino Lorens, Kiped Albert, Amy Levendusky, Yumiko Paul, Edgar Lickaneth, Amato Elymore, Marie Maddison, Ione deBrum, Janet Nemra, Julia Alfred, Nancy Vander Velde, Klaus Kraemer.  2009.  J Food Comp Anal 22:1-8.

[  ... The fruit of pandanus (Pandanus tectorius) and garlic pear (Crataeva speciosa) are important indigenous Micronesian atoll foods, but are increasingly neglected due to dietary and lifestyle changes  ...  ]
[  ... These cultivars and foods should be promoted in Micronesia and possibly elsewhere in the Pacific and other contexts in order to reduce vitamin A deficiency and provide further health benefits and enjoyment.  ...  ]

For more information you may want to follow the link below or find out directly with Lois, network coordinator of the “Island Food Go Local Network “

Dr. Lois Englberger, PhD
Island Food Community of Pohnpei
P. O. Box 1995
Kolonia, Pohnpei 96941 FM
Federated States of Micronesia
Website:
www.islandfood.org

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