Updated version (1.1) of the of the INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity, which was originally launched on 15 December 2010. It is a collection of analytical data from the published and unpublished literature. We are thankful to all those who contributed data (see list of contributors in the worksheet copyright) and hope that this database will grow in the future with more data from around the world. Please consider sharing your data through this database.

For more information contact: Ruth Charrondiere.

Updated INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity
version 1.1

How to submit data

NEW

For the reporting of the Nutritional Indicators for Biodiversity, it was necessary to develop a list of underutilized species (together with the indication of country/region) contributing to the Indicators because there are no agreement on the definition of which species are considered underutilized in different countries.

INFOODS List of underutilized species contributing to the Nutritional Indicators
for Biodiversity version 0.1

International Scientific Symposium
Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets: United Against Hunger

Video interview: Pride and diversity in local food systems

New publication

Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems

Nutrition and biodiversity

Nutrition and biodiversity converge to a common path leading to food security and sustainable development. They feature directly the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger; and ensure environmental sustainability. In combination, a nutrition and biodiversity initiative provides the very foundation for achieving these MDGs.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Bioversity International (formerly IPGRI), is leading a new international "Cross-cutting initiative on biodiversity for food and nutrition", under the umbrella of the Convention of Biological Diversity. The overall aim is to promote the sustainable use of biodiversity in programmes contributing to food security and human nutrition, and to thereby raise awareness of the importance of this link for sustainable development.