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Tepary Beans - Tucson, USA

Does Arizona’s Sonoran Desert hold valuable secrets that can provide needed nourishment in this region while mitigating the impacts of climate change?As climate change brings extreme heat and drought affects more areas of the world, teparies will likely become an increasingly important food resource, both culturally and nutritionally, for many indigenous groups in the region.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
PublisherReawakened
Publication year2021
RegionsNorth America
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://ourfood.world/reawakened/case-studies/tepary-beans/
KeywordsValue chain; Food security; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Agricultural biodiversity