Lost Crops of Africa

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Lost Crops of Africa
Lost Crops of Africa
Author : National Research Council
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Publisher : National Academies Press
Language : English
Release Date : 27 October 2006
ISBN : 0309164540
Pages : 378 pages
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This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.

Lost Crops of Africa

Lost Crops of Africa by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation

This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by

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Lost Crops of Africa

Lost Crops of Africa by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Board on Science and Technology for International Development

Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to

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Lost Crops of Africa

Lost Crops of Africa by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation

This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes 24 little-known indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists, policymakers, and the world at

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Lost Crops of Africa

Lost Crops of Africa by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Board on Science and Technology for International Development

Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to

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Lost Crops of Africa

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This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by

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