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Brilhante M, Varela E, P. Essoh A, Fortes A, Duarte MC, Monteiro F, Ferreira V, Correia AM, Duarte MP, Romeiras MM. Tackling Food Insecurity in Cabo Verde Islands: The Nutritional, Agricultural and Environmental Values of the Legume Species. Foods 2021; 10:foods10020206. [PMID: 33498384 PMCID: PMC7909421 DOI: 10.3390/foods10020206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Legume species are important food sources to reduce hunger and deal with malnutrition; they also play a crucial role in sustainable agriculture in the tropical dry islands of Cabo Verde. To improve the knowledge of the heritage of plant genetic resources in this Middle Income Country, this study had three main goals: (i) to provide a checklist of food legumes; (ii) to investigate which species are traded in local markets and, based on field surveys, to compare species for their chemical, phenolic, antioxidant, and nutritional composition; and (iii) to discuss the agronomic value and contribution to food security in this archipelago. Our results revealed that 15 species are used as food and 5 of them are locally traded (Cajanus
cajan, Lablab
purpureus, Phaseolus
lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris, and Vigna
unguiculata). The role of these species as sources of important minerals, antioxidants, and nutritional components for food security is highlighted, and the native ones (Lablab
purpureus and Vigna
unguiculata) stand-out as particularly well-adapted to the climate of these islands, which are already experiencing the adverse effects of climate change. We conclude that the sustainable use of these genetic resources can contribute to the reduction of hunger and poverty, thus meeting some challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miguel Brilhante
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1340-017 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.B.); (E.V.); (A.P.E.); (F.M.)
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1340-017 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.B.); (E.V.); (A.P.E.); (F.M.)
| | - Anyse P. Essoh
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1340-017 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.B.); (E.V.); (A.P.E.); (F.M.)
- Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO), InBIO Associate Laboratory, Pole of Azores, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade dos Açores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- Nova School of Business and Economics, Campus de Carcavelos, 2775-405 Carcavelos, Portugal
| | - Arlindo Fortes
- Escola Superior de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Santiago, Praia CP 379, Cape Verde; (A.F.); (V.F.)
- Centro de Estudos sobre África para o Desenvolvimento (CEsA), Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Universidade de Lisboa, 1200-781 Lisboa, Portugal
| | - Maria Cristina Duarte
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal;
| | - Filipa Monteiro
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1340-017 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.B.); (E.V.); (A.P.E.); (F.M.)
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- Escola Superior de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Santiago, Praia CP 379, Cape Verde; (A.F.); (V.F.)
| | - Augusto Manuel Correia
- Centre of Tropical Studies for Development (CENTROP), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- MEtRICs/DCTB, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- Correspondence: (M.P.D.); (M.M.R.)
| | - Maria M. Romeiras
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1340-017 Lisboa, Portugal; (M.B.); (E.V.); (A.P.E.); (F.M.)
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal;
- Correspondence: (M.P.D.); (M.M.R.)
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