SAGHAS - Sowing AGrobiodiversity to HArvest Sustainability: a multi-source database of crop species cultivated for human food

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Davy, Martin; Barnaud, Adeline; Berthouly-Salazar, Cecile; Renard Delphine; Thuillet, Anne-Celine, 2026, "SAGHAS - Sowing AGrobiodiversity to HArvest Sustainability: a multi-source database of crop species cultivated for human food", https://doi.org/10.23708/LK5VUI, DataSuds, V1, UNF:6:mNCUB06Fnpj7NbK+SblAGA== [fileUNF]

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Description	Across the vast diversity of vascular plants on Earth, around 6,000 species have been used as food sources for humans. Yet, only nine crops provide more than 60% of the calories consumed worldwide. In the face of accelerating climate change, biodiversity loss, and malnutrition, there is an urgent need to broaden the range of food crops supporting sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems. Here, we support efforts to effectively mobilize crop diversity by compiling a comprehensive list of 2,449 crop species used for food. Using multiple sources of information, we provide associated data on functional traits, human uses, and global distribution across native and introduced ranges. Up to now, this information remained fragmented across multiple and heterogeneous databases that vary in scope, structure, and standards. Our dataset is structured around 10 tables: List of 2,449 crop species with taxonomic names standardized with the WCVP Description of crop species sources Links between crop species and sources Links between 98 uses and those species Native area from the WCVP Introduced area from the WCVP Number of occurrences per country Number of occurrences per WGSRPD areas Functional trait values Production data between 2015-2020 from FAOstat (2026-06-29)
Subject	Agricultural Sciences
Keyword	crop species diversity, agrobiodiversity, food uses, crop distribution, cropping patterns, crop traits
Related Publication	Martin Davy, & SAGHAS consortium (Adeline Barnaud, Cécile Berthouly-Salazar, Delphine Renard, Anne-Céline Thuillet). "From field to tables - a dataset of 2,449 species cultivated for food". In preparation
Notes	This study was conducted under the research project on “Sowing AGrobiodiversity to HArvest Sustainability” funded by a program “ERC Tremplin” from the University of Montpellier, France.
License/Data Use Agreement	Custom Dataset Terms

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	ReadMe_DOI_10-23708_LK5VUI.txt Plain Text - 1.9 KB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads MD5: 31bceb6a5e823f6d6c3b7a4749c50140 contains the citation, description and conditions of use, or even access, depending on the case, to the dataset Documentation	Preview "ReadMe_DOI_10-23708_LK5VUI.txt" Access File File Access Public Download Options Plain Text Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	areas_introduced.tab SAGHAS_data/Tabular Data - 2.4 MB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads 611 Variables, 2449 Observations UNF:6:MCy3ICv9FO1pkIMC20yS4A== Introduced areas per species Données	Preview "SAGHAS_data/areas_introduced.tab" Access File File Access Public Download Options Tab-Separated Values (Original File Format) Tab-Delimited RData Download Metadata Variable Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	areas_native.tab SAGHAS_data/Tabular Data - 2.9 MB Published Jul 9, 2026 1 Download 611 Variables, 2449 Observations UNF:6:LdGGLMD3Spa9U1pR2BY7Tw== Native areas per species Données	Preview "SAGHAS_data/areas_native.tab" Access File File Access Public Download Options Tab-Separated Values (Original File Format) Tab-Delimited RData Download Metadata Variable Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	average_production_2015-2020.tab SAGHAS_data/Tabular Data - 23.3 KB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads 6 Variables, 262 Observations UNF:6:FOAiOxxSGwSjtSJOalj/Yg== Average production data between 2015-2020 Données	Preview "SAGHAS_data/average_production_2015-2020.tab" Access File File Access Public Download Options Tab-Separated Values (Original File Format) Tab-Delimited RData Download Metadata Variable Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	imputed_trait_values.tab SAGHAS_data/Tabular Data - 694.8 KB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads 37 Variables, 3336 Observations UNF:6:GQ3My/4hl4067/nUk7B6hQ== Imputed trait values per species and ecoregions Données	Preview "SAGHAS_data/imputed_trait_values.tab" Access File File Access Public Download Options Tab-Separated Values (Original File Format) Tab-Delimited RData Download Metadata Variable Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	metadata.md SAGHAS_data/Markdown Text - 4.1 KB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads MD5: d5593268d6bf4e6880c162ce5eb3041e Description of the data Documentation	Preview "SAGHAS_data/metadata.md" Access File File Access Public Download Options Markdown Text Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	occurrences_per_country.tab SAGHAS_data/Tabular Data - 1.2 MB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads 259 Variables, 2449 Observations UNF:6:YqHTSs2u7nC0QpXcO8MDbg== occurrences of species per country Données	Preview "SAGHAS_data/occurrences_per_country.tab" Access File File Access Public Download Options Tab-Separated Values (Original File Format) Tab-Delimited RData Download Metadata Variable Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	occurrences_per_WGSRPD_area.tab SAGHAS_data/Tabular Data - 2.7 MB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads 610 Variables, 2449 Observations UNF:6:6dmGRDLn9oC+nyKY4qmA6w== occurrences of species per WGSRPD area Données	Preview "SAGHAS_data/occurrences_per_WGSRPD_area.tab" Access File File Access Public Download Options Tab-Separated Values (Original File Format) Tab-Delimited RData Download Metadata Variable Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	species.tab SAGHAS_data/Tabular Data - 225.0 KB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads 8 Variables, 2449 Observations UNF:6:q9+f7eoaYmsOK2h81InC3Q== standardized species list of crop species cultivated for human food Données	Preview "SAGHAS_data/species.tab" Access File File Access Public Download Options Tab-Separated Values (Original File Format) Tab-Delimited RData Download Metadata Variable Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	species_sources.tab SAGHAS_data/Tabular Data - 3.4 KB Published Jul 9, 2026 0 Downloads 5 Variables, 17 Observations UNF:6:stauDNtHYj79k+3CYoHcVg== List of sources were species were extracted Données	Preview "SAGHAS_data/species_sources.tab" Access File File Access Public Download Options Tab-Separated Values (Original File Format) Tab-Delimited RData Download Metadata Variable Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX

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Persistent Identifier	doi:10.23708/LK5VUI
Publication Date	2026-07-09
Title	SAGHAS - Sowing AGrobiodiversity to HArvest Sustainability: a multi-source database of crop species cultivated for human food
Author	Davy, Martin (UMR DIADE - IRD, University of Montpellier, Cirad - France) - ORCID: 0000-0002-8004-2045 Barnaud, Adeline (UMR DIADE - IRD, University of Montpellier, Cirad - France) - ORCID: 0000-0001-9896-1210 Berthouly-Salazar, Cecile (UMR DIADE - IRD, University of Montpellier, Cirad - France) - ORCID: 0000-0002-0685-6745 Renard Delphine (UMR CEFE - CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ. Montpellier - France) - ORCID: 0000-0002-3228-4269 Thuillet, Anne-Celine (IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) - ORCID: 0000-0003-0774-2421
Point of Contact	Use email button above to contact. Thuillet, Anne-Celine (UMR DIADE - IRD, University of Montpellier, Cirad - France) DAVY, Martin (UMR DIADE - IRD, University of Montpellier, Cirad - France)
Description	Across the vast diversity of vascular plants on Earth, around 6,000 species have been used as food sources for humans. Yet, only nine crops provide more than 60% of the calories consumed worldwide. In the face of accelerating climate change, biodiversity loss, and malnutrition, there is an urgent need to broaden the range of food crops supporting sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems. Here, we support efforts to effectively mobilize crop diversity by compiling a comprehensive list of 2,449 crop species used for food. Using multiple sources of information, we provide associated data on functional traits, human uses, and global distribution across native and introduced ranges. Up to now, this information remained fragmented across multiple and heterogeneous databases that vary in scope, structure, and standards. Our dataset is structured around 10 tables: List of 2,449 crop species with taxonomic names standardized with the WCVP Description of crop species sources Links between crop species and sources Links between 98 uses and those species Native area from the WCVP Introduced area from the WCVP Number of occurrences per country Number of occurrences per WGSRPD areas Functional trait values Production data between 2015-2020 from FAOstat (2026-06-29)
Subject	Agricultural Sciences
Keyword	crop species diversity agrobiodiversity (Agrovoc) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37977 food uses crop distribution cropping patterns (Agrovoc) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1970 crop traits
Scientific Theme	Animal and plant sciences: generalities (NumeriSud) https://uri.ird.fr/so/kos/tnu/070 Nutrition and alimentation (NumeriSud) https://uri.ird.fr/so/kos/tnu/054
Related Publication	Martin Davy, & SAGHAS consortium (Adeline Barnaud, Cécile Berthouly-Salazar, Delphine Renard, Anne-Céline Thuillet). "From field to tables - a dataset of 2,449 species cultivated for food". In preparation
Notes	This study was conducted under the research project on “Sowing AGrobiodiversity to HArvest Sustainability” funded by a program “ERC Tremplin” from the University of Montpellier, France.
Contributor	Data Manager : Davy, Martin Supervisor : Barnaud, Adeline Supervisor : Berthouly-Salazar, Cecile Supervisor : Renard Delphine Supervisor : Thuillet, Anne-Celine
Depositor	DAVY, Martin
Deposit Date	2026-06-29
Data Type	Aggregate data

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