NEGLECTED AND UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES (NUS) FOR IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ___________________________________________________________________________________ A Contextualized Learning Manual for African Colleges and Universities Editors Wilson Kasolo, George Chemining’wa and August Temu NEGLECTED AND UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES (NUS) FOR IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ________________________________________________________________________________________ A Contextualized Learning Manual for African Colleges and Universities Editors Wilson Kasolo, George Chemining’wa and August Temu Published by The African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE) Copyright © 2018 by The African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE) All rights reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission by the publishers. The opinions expressed in this book are those of authors of the respective chapters and not necessarily held by ANAFE or editors. Published by: African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resoruces Education. United Nations Avenue, Gigiri P.O. Box 30677 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Correct citation: Kasolo, W., Chemining’wa, G., and Temu, A. 2018. Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) for Improved Food Security and Resilience to Climate Change: A Contextualized Learning Manual for African Colleges and Universities, ANAFE, Nairobi. ISBN: ------------ Layout, design and printing: Sublime Media Email:
[email protected] P.O. Box 23508 - 00100 Preface Archaeological studies reveal that sedentary living started around 25,000 BC. However, the practice of farming probably began around 10,000 BC, as studies of the Natufian people of Eastern Mediterranean show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedentism).