A Solution that Ends Malnutrition & Food Insecurity
Join us in transforming food security with nutrient-dense, climate-resilient plants, reshaping communities and nourishing futures worldwide.
Sustainable Nutrition Solutions
We create science-based resources that promote the cultivation and consumption of locally adapted, nutrient-dense, food plants, which help build resilient communities.
Empowering Local Communities
By collaborating with trusted organisations, we combine education, agriculture, and community empowerment, to provide practicable, sustainable solutions that improve food security and human health.
Climate Resilient Food
By building resilience in food systems and promoting biodiversity, we strengthen ecosystems’ natural defences against climate stress, creating a more stable, equitable food future for all.
Growing stronger communities through knowledge
Food Plant Solutions creates clear, science based resources that explain what nutritious food is, why it matters, and how to grow and use it. We focus on opportunity crops, the nutrient dense local plants already thriving in their environments, and we empower caregivers and communities to make informed food choices.
We are also proud to welcome Dr Anika Molesworth as our new Ambassador. Her expertise in climate resilient agriculture strengthens our mission and shines a light on the role of nutritious local crops in tackling food insecurity.
Founded in Tasmania in 2007, Food Plant Solutions now supports more than 60 countries with over 250 free resources.
We’re creating a world full of resources
We partner with experienced, reputable and established organisations who are working in communities to deliver sustainable, proven solutions that combat malnutrition.
This approach minimises cost and duplication whilst leveraging local expertise to ensure the unique needs of each community are met. Our partners know how to empower people to take action, creating lasting change.
Backed by over 50 years of science-based research, we extract data on highly nutritious local plants from the world’s most comprehensive edible plant database. From this we create practical, plain-language resources that add value to projects and help decision-makers act effectively.
Malnutrition robs children of their futures
Through our sustainable approach, we are driving global impact by prioritising key nutrients for children’s health and development, especially in their critical first 1,000 days. This commitment is reflected in our growing network, extensive research, and educational outreach.
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Latest News
FAO recognises FPS’s nutrition education
At a recent FAO-Rotary seminar, FPS’s work was highlighted. In Cairo, senior leadership from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) strengthened collaboration on nutrition and food security. And they specifically highlighted the work of Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPSRAG). Recognition at that level matters.…
Big news for Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group … and for global nutrition.
World Vision International has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS).
New Ambassador Announced: Dr Anika Molesworth
Dr Molesworth is an award-winning farmer, scientist, and respected advocate for climate-resilient agriculture. She is widely recognised for her work on climate change, food insecurity, and sustainable farming systems.
Global Recognition for Food Plant Solutions
Our work has received positive feedback and recommendations from world-renowned organisations, recognising Food Plant Solutions as a transformative force in combating malnutrition and promoting sustainable food security.
These endorsements reflect the global impact of our innovative approach, empowering communities with practical, locally adapted solutions to improve health and build resilience.
“Food Plant Solutions has a unique mission that combines education, agriculture, and community empowerment. By leveraging the power of local knowledge and resources, you provide communities with practical, sustainable solutions to improve food security and health. Food Plant Solution’s vision and objectives closely align with World Vision’s strategy to promote locally available nutrient-dense low-cost foods to empower caregivers to become self-sufficient in rehabilitating their malnourished children and build resilient communities.
Through your impactful resources and partnerships with local organizations, Food Plant Solutions has not only raised awareness but has also facilitated tangible change in areas of critical need…. continued read more here.
The simultaneous biodiversity, climate, inequality and food and nutrition crisis shows that our food systems are failing. Today, around 50% of all carbohydrates come just from 3 crops even though there are more than 40,000 documented editable plants. Many of those are endemic and are well adapted to local climatic and ecological conditions. Those opportunity crops (also called neglected or underutilized crops) have received way too little attention by funders, research, plant breeders and development practitioners.
I believe that those plants play a key role in fighting global food and nutrition insecurity and will also contribute to agro-biodiversity conservation and climate resilience.
Therefore, I greatly support the work of Food Plant Solutions and you should too!
Recently we formed a partnership with Food Plant Solutions, who will provide us with information on what plants to grow that are suited to our environment, require minimal inputs and most importantly are very high in nutrients. This will assist us in achieving food security and reducing malnutrition. Our partnership with FPS will help to enable us to achieve our vision.
Food Plant Solutions is a useful program because it is purposed to empower children in their context to harness local food plant resources to feed themselves and their families in response to the emergency facing the developing world in terms of the rise of malnutrition amongst the human population, particularly children.
Tasmanian Scientist Bruce French's Legacy
The real hero in our story is Tasmanian agricultural scientist and Officer of the Order of Australia recipient – Bruce French.
In the 1970s, while teaching agriculture in Papua New Guinea, Bruce’s students began asking about their local food plants.
Realising there was little information available, he embarked on a volunteer quest to gather data on edible plants worldwide.
Over 50 years later, his database has grown to include over 35,500 edible plants, creating an invaluable resource in the fight against hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.
