What is it about?
The role of edible and medicinal mushroom as a strategy for improve food security in the diets of nutritionally vulnerable populations in Colombia.
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Why is it important?
Edible fungi are a possible response to malnutrition problems in adult and infant populations in Colombi.
Perspectives
For edible fungi to become a viable alternative in the Colombian food culture, it is necessary to develop strategies and educational programs for food security, to conduct applied research to assess the incorporation of mushrooms into the food culture of the communities and to consider the acceptability of this food.
Katherin Castro-Rios
Universidad Catolica de Manizales
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This page is a summary of: Mushrooms as a strategy to reduce food insecurity in Colombia, Nutrition & Food Science, November 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/nfs-03-2017-0039.
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