Neglected and Underutilised Species (NUS): Potential for Food and Nutrition Security-a Knowledge Review Issued on 2025 by European Commission

This knowledge review synthesises evidence on NUS in the following areas: 

•  NUS’s contribution to food security 
• Nutritional benefit of NUS
• Consumer preferences and consumption patters
• The role of women in production, use and conservation of NUS
• Economic benefits of NUS
• Environmental and climate benefits of NUS Production of ready-to-use therapeutic or supplementary food (RUTF or RUSF). 

International initiatives supporting NUS It is based on 64 sources including technical reports, scientific papers and books, with a geographic focus on Africa. Several of the examined papers are literature review, each, in turn, based on many individual studies.