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🌱 COST Action (CA22146) - Harnessing the potential of underutilized crops to promote sustainable food production. πŸ€

Joined March 2024
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🌾 Nutritious crops aren’t grownβ€”not due to soil, but lack of market. πŸ—£οΈ β€œWe’d grow them… if someone would buy.” ⚠️ Forgotten crops = lost in the system. πŸ’¬ Ever searched for a local food and couldn’t find it? #StoryMonday #DIVERSICROP #FoodSystems
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🌿 What’s an underutilized crop? Nutritious, climate-resilient, but forgotten. Good for us. Good for the planet. Still missing from our farms. πŸ’­ Which crop would you bring back? #UnderutilizedCrops #FoodDiversity #DIVERSICROP #Agrobiodiversity #FutureFood
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What did your ancestors eat? 🍞 Rye bread once nourished Europe, but today, it’s nearly forgotten. Could reviving it help us eat healthier and more sustainably? πŸŒΎπŸ’‘ πŸ” What traditional food from your region is disappearing? Share below! ⬇️ #ForgottenFoods #DIVERSICROP
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DIVERSICROP is about the people behind it: πŸ“ˆ 387 Participants from 54 Countries 🌍 Top Countries: πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Turkey, πŸ‡·πŸ‡Έ Serbia, πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain 🌱 ITC Participation: 70.54% | πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ Early Career Researchers: 41.60% Shaping the future of food systems and sustainability.
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🌾πŸ₯— Meet the Crops - heroes of sustainable agriculture. 🌍 βœ… Rye: Thrives in harsh climates & supports soil. βœ… Peas: Protein-packed for plant-based diets. βœ… Chickpeas: A nutrient-rich global superfood. These crops are vital to our future. 🌿 Which is your favourite? πŸ‘‡
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🌱We are a #CostAction that promotes #crop diversification in response to #climatechange, #sustainable food production, health of citizens and change into plant-based diet.πŸ€ πŸ”°For more information diversicrop.eu/# #COSTaction #diversicrop #rye #pea #chickpea
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