The potential for utilizing the seed crop amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) in East Africa as an alternative crop to support food security and climate change mitigation

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• adverse effects 15%
• agricultural productivity 22%
• alternative crops 100%
• amaranth grain 51%
• Amaranthus 92%
• athletes 21%
• bioactive compounds 17%
• celiac disease 24%
• climate change 61%
• consumer demand 21%
• crops 39%
• developing countries 17%
• diabetes 19%
• diet 9%
• dietary fat 18%
• dietary fiber 15%
• drought tolerance 17%
• Eastern Africa 80%
• farmers 25%
• food security 72%
• income 15%
• minerals 13%
• nutrient content 16%
• organic production 19%
• phytosterols 21%
• polyphenols 15%
• proteins 6%
• saponins 18%
• seeds 38%
• squalene 22%
• unsaturated fatty acids 18%
• vitamins 16%