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Vegetables / Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Board on Science and Technology for International Department Staff, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- Lost crops of Africa ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Agriculture.
- Agriculture--Africa.
- Food crops--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Food crops.
- Food crops--Africa.
- Grain--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Grain.
- Grain--Africa.
- Vegetables--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Vegetables.
- Vegetables--Africa.
- Indigenous crops--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Indigenous crops.
- Indigenous crops--Africa.
- Traditional farming--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Traditional farming.
- Traditional farming--Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (378 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- ""Front matter""; ""PREFACE""; ""FOREWORD""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1 AMARANTH""; ""2 BAMBARA BEAN""; ""3 BAOBAB""; ""4 CELOSIA""; ""5 COWPEA""; ""6 DIKA""; ""7 EGGPLANT (GARDEN EGG)""; ""8 EGUSI""; ""9 ENSET""; ""10 LABLAB""; ""11 LOCUST BEAN""; ""12 LONG BEAN""; ""13 MARAMA""; ""14 MORINGA""; ""15 NATIVE POTATOES""; ""16 OKRA""; ""17 SHEA""; ""18 YAMBEAN""; ""APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PANEL MEMBERS""; ""APPENDIX B CREDITS""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786610704873
- 9780309164542
- 0309164540
- 9781280704871
- 128070487X
- 9780309665827
- 0309665825
- OCLC:
- 923277267
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