Karin VaneKer & erwin Slaat S amSterdam, the netherlandS ma p p i n g ed i b l e aro idS glide’12 Food, nutrition, and health ed i b l e a ro i dS (l. Araceae) the world’s most ancient food crops 2 billion small farmers produce 60% of the world’s food the vast majority lives in extreme poverty Small farmers produce 70% of the food of 1.4 billion poor people 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished