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The world is infested with various wild fruit plants, that can be used to reduce malnutrition. Wild fruits contain important bioactive compounds that are healthfully and used as cancer prevention agents. Wild fruits represent positive role in giving a fair eating diet. Acceptability and availability of wild fruits grown wildly remain a challenge. Worthy wild fruits need to be grown and cultivated. Wild foods obtained from fruits, vegetables, seeds as well as seedlings should be delivered. Food security can be characterized as a state where all individuals, consistently, have physical, social and financial access to adequate, protected and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food inclinations for a functioning active and healthy life.
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Mariod, A.A. (2019). Wild Fruits and Its Implications on Food Security and Poverty Alleviation in Sudan. In: Mariod, A. (eds) Wild Fruits: Composition, Nutritional Value and Products. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31885-7_3
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