Intro
Preface
Contents
Editors' Biography
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Agricultural Biodiversity and Food Security: Opportunities and Challenges
1.1 Introduction to Agrobiodiversity and Food Security
1.2 Food Security Situation of South Asia
1.3 Agrobiodiversity and Sustainable Food System
1.4 Biodiversity and Agrobiodiversity Situation of South Asia
1.4.1 India
1.4.2 Pakistan
1.4.3 Bangladesh
1.4.4 Sri Lanka
1.4.5 Nepal
1.4.6 Bhutan, Hindu Kush Himalaya

1.5 Climate Change and Agrobiodiversity, Governments' Commitments to Agrobiodiversity Conservation
1.6 Conservation of Plant Agrobiodiversity
1.7 In Situ Conservation of Agrobiodiversity
1.8 Ex Situ Conservation of Agrobiodiversity
1.9 Challenges to Agrobiodiversity
1.10 Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in South Asian Countries
1.11 Role of Local Agrobiodiversity in Promoting Food and Nutritional Security
1.12 Alarming Scenario Over Years of Agricultural Change
1.13 Agrobiodiversity Importance with Respect to Food and Nutritional Security

1.14 Role of Wild Plant Species of South Asia in Food and Nutritional Security
1.15 Agrobiodiversity and Malnutrition
1.16 Agrobiodiversity Management for Food and Nutritional Security
1.17 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Role of Neglected Plant Foods in Achieving Dietary Diversity, Zero Hunger and Good Health
2.1 Introduction: The State of Food Security in the World
2.2 All Forms of Malnutrition
2.3 Neglected Plant Foods and Dietary Diversity
2.4 Nutritional Potential of Neglected Plant Foods (NPFs)

2.5 Asian Forgotten Food Crops to Fight Hunger and Improving Nutritional Security
2.6 Neglected Plant Foods and Management of Malnutrition
2.7 Policies to Incentivize Nutrient-Rich Neglected Plant Foods Production
2.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Exploring Neglected and Underutilized Plant Foods to Fight Malnutrition and Hunger in South Asia
3.1 Introduction
3.2 State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in South Asia
3.3 Food Production Statistics and Nutritional Gaps, Burden of Food Insecurity on Conventional Food Crops

3.4 Role of Dietary Diversity in High Burden of Malnutrition
3.5 Concept of Future Smart Foods and Their Role to Fight Malnutrition
3.6 Nutritional Attributes of Underutilized Future Smart Plant Foods
3.7 Underutilized and Wild Food Plants, Ethnic Knowledge on Food Uses, a Critical Comparison of Neglected Plant Foods as Substituent to Conventional Food Crops
3.8 An Example of Success in South Asia
3.9 Role of Neglected Foods in Addressing Various Forms of Malnutrition
3.9.1 Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)
3.9.2 Anemia
3.9.3 Diarrhea and Malnutrition
3.9.4 Bone Health