Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition
Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is a multi-purpose palm tree native to tropical Latin America, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. The fruits are rich in starch and contribute importantly to food security and the cash income of farmers who cultivate them. Complex...
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| author | Graefe, Sophie Dufour, D. Zonneveld, M. van Rodríguez, F. González, A. |
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| description | Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is a multi-purpose palm tree native to tropical Latin America, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. The fruits are rich in starch and contribute importantly to food security and the cash income of farmers who cultivate them. Complex value chains have emerged that link producers to consumers, but irregular product quality and market chain inequalities undermine the economic well-being of producers and retailers. Peach palm is genetically diverse, but screening for traits of commercial and nutritional interest is required to enhance the use of its genetic resources. Alliances between public organizations and private enterprises are needed to realize the potential for processing novel products from peach palm, especially in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. The diverse challenges that emerge at different stages of production, processing and marketing require participatory research that directly involves stakeholders from the beginning. |
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| spelling | CGSpace355772025-11-12T05:56:40Z Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition Graefe, Sophie Dufour, D. Zonneveld, M. van Rodríguez, F. González, A. bactris gasipaes processing resource management biodiversity human nutriton Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is a multi-purpose palm tree native to tropical Latin America, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. The fruits are rich in starch and contribute importantly to food security and the cash income of farmers who cultivate them. Complex value chains have emerged that link producers to consumers, but irregular product quality and market chain inequalities undermine the economic well-being of producers and retailers. Peach palm is genetically diverse, but screening for traits of commercial and nutritional interest is required to enhance the use of its genetic resources. Alliances between public organizations and private enterprises are needed to realize the potential for processing novel products from peach palm, especially in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. The diverse challenges that emerge at different stages of production, processing and marketing require participatory research that directly involves stakeholders from the beginning. 2013-02 2014-05-05T08:44:27Z 2014-05-05T08:44:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35577 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Graefe, S.; Dufour, D.; van Zonneveld, M.; Rodriguez, F.; Gonzalez, A. -2013-Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition-Biodiversity and Conservation 22(2)- p. 269-300 |
| spellingShingle | bactris gasipaes processing resource management biodiversity human nutriton Graefe, Sophie Dufour, D. Zonneveld, M. van Rodríguez, F. González, A. Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition |
| title | Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition |
| title_full | Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition |
| title_fullStr | Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition |
| title_short | Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition |
| title_sort | peach palm bactris gasipaes in tropical latin america implications for biodiversity conservation natural resource management and human nutrition |
| topic | bactris gasipaes processing resource management biodiversity human nutriton |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35577 |
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