Ethnobotanical knowledge of wild edible plants for empowering food and nutritional security in the Garo Hills, India
Integrating value addition, community-led conservation, and policy support can strengthen WEPs role in climate-resilient agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods. Overall, this study highlights the significance of strategic promotion, commercialization, and protection of WEPs as a means to protect the rich biocultural heritage and improve food and nutrition security at the regional and global scale.
Authors
- Sabyasachi Majumdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5395-6645)
- Hanamaraddi Kencharaddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-9117)
- Mayengbam Premi Devi
- Natasha R. Marak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6977-2469)
- Shridevi B. Teli
- Jyoti Vastrad
- Thillophina B. Marak
- Amchi C. M. Marak
- S. Dinesha
Institutions
- North Eastern Hill University (IN)
- Office of the Director (US)
- Central Agricultural University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-026-00868-7
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00