The diversity of vegetable crops in the world is estimated to be about 400 species and about 80 major and minor vegetable species are reported to be of Indian origin. Small vegetables are increasingly recognized as important for food and nutritional security. It offers promising economic opportunities to reduce rural poverty and unemployment and offers strategies for agricultural diversification. Nutrient composition studies could potentially be used to develop strategies to promote consumption, acculturation and commercialization of these vegetables. Small vegetable cultivars are excellent genetic sources for genetically enhancing crops, especially resistance to pests and diseases. Domestic and small-scale vegetable growing, processing and marketing offer high profit potential opportunities for producers. Despite these values, these vegetables have long been neglected by researchers, policy makers and funders, and there is a great need not only to preserve their genetics but also to improve their productivity. There is a nature. Now is the time to prioritize investments in indigenous and less common vegetables to provide more economic opportunities for smallholder farmers and enable healthy diets for all. Now that the era of the food security revolution has begun, it is time to recognize the potential of these amazing vegetables to reduce hunger and malnutrition and to encourage those involved to grow and consume them. The economic benefit of diversification is to stabilize agricultural incomes that depend on key commodities subject to price volatility.