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Lost crops of Africa. Volume III, Fruits / Development, Security, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.), Board on Science and Technology for International Development Staff, Corporate Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fruit--Africa.
- Fruit.
- Food crops--Africa.
- Food crops.
- Indigenous crops--Africa.
- Indigenous crops.
- Traditional farming--Africa.
- Traditional farming.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (380 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 large. The book assesses the potential of each fruit to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each fruit is also described in a separate chapter, based on information provided and assessed by experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume II African vegetables.
- Contents:
- Intro
- FrontMatter
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 BALANITES (Desert Date, Lalob)
- 2 BAOBAB
- 3 BUTTERFRUIT (Safou, Bush Mango)
- 4 CARISSA
- 5 HORNED MELON
- 6 KEI APPLE
- 7 MARULA
- 8 MELON
- 9 TAMARIND
- 10 WATERMELON
- Volume III part 2 Wild Fruits
- 1 AIZEN (MUKHEIT)
- 2 CHOCOLATE BERRIES
- 3 CUSTARD APPLES
- 4 EBONY
- 5 GINGERBREAD PLUMS
- 6 GUMVINES
- 7 ICACINA
- 8 IMBE
- 9 MEDLARS
- 10 MONKEY ORANGES
- 11 STAR APPLES
- 12 SUGARPLUMS
- 13 SWEET DETAR
- 14 TREE GRAPES
- Appendix A: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PANEL MEMBERS
- Appendix B: CREDITS.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 3, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 9780309164436
- 0309164435
- 9780309105972
- 0309105978
- OCLC:
- 932310977
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