Dear all,

The response rate was rather low for sharing data or indicating which biodiverse foods were analysed for which components. This is sad.

 

At the 10th IFDC several of you presented their data on biodiverse foods. I would really appreciate if they could be communicated to Doris.

 

Thank you in advance

Best wishes

Ruth

 

From: Food Composition Discussion Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rittenschober, Doris (ESN)
Sent: 04 November 2013 10:33
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Subject: Call for data - Nutrition Indicators for Biodiversity

 

Dear all,

 

We are currently working on the 2013-update of the Nutrition Indicators for Biodiversity (NIB), namely the Indicator on food composition and on food consumption. Since we depend very much on your contribution, we would highly appreciate if you are willing to share your data with us.

 

Briefly, the Indicators have been developed to raise the awareness of biodiversity in nutrition and agriculture, and represent a simply count of foods that are considered ‘biodiverse’, i.e. foods identified:

-          below species level, i.e. identified as a variety, breed or cultivar, e.g. Musa paradisiaca var. sapientum; or

-          as wild foods (in contrast to cultivated or farmed foods); or

-          as underutilized foods (these foods are listed in the INFOODS List for underutilized species http://www.fao.org/infoods/infoods/food-biodiversity/en/);

 

The Indicator on food composition (Indicator 1) is a count of the number of biodiverse foods with at least one value for a nutrient or bioactive component. It provides a rough picture of the global availability of compositional data of biodiverse foods. For more information development, definition and counting criteria see: http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1582e/a1582e00.htm

 

The Indicator on food consumption (Indicator 2) is a count of the number of biodiverse foods reported in a survey instrument and shows to which extend biodiverse foods are featured in food consumption tools. For information about development, definition and counting criteria see: http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1951e/i1951e00.htm

 

Summarized, we call for

-          especially published/unpublished consumption data of biodiverse foods (consumption surveys, also market surveys, ethno-biological investigations, inventory studies); and

-          published/unpublished composition data of biodiverse foods (nutrients, bioactive-compounds); shared data could subsequently be included in the FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity – BioFoodComp (with your agreement) (http://www.fao.org/infoods/infoods/food-biodiversity/en/).

 

Please consult the INFOODS webpage if you want to know more about the Nutrition Indicators, their development, and the reporting so far (http://www.fao.org/infoods/infoods/food-biodiversity/en/).

 

Deadline for data submission: 18. November 2013; please find instructions on how to submit data.

You are very welcome to contact me for further information.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Kind regards,

Doris

 

 

.......................................

Doris Rittenschober (Ms.)

Nutrition Consultant, ESN

c/o FAO, Rome, Italy

+39 06 570-53879

 

 

 

Instructions on how to submit data

 

Primarily, please use the templates attached to submit your data. However, we are also happy to receive e.g. the original papers from the scientific literature or Excel datasets. In whatever way data are going to be submitted, it is important that a complete food list (incl. scientific names) and a list of all references is provided.

 

For further information on the criteria of inclusion or exclusion of foods for the Indicators, see table 2

http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1951e/i1951e00.htm

 

Regarding the Indicator on consumption, see an example of how to use the attached template

http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1951e/i1951e00.htm (annex 6)

 

 

 

 

 


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