The importance of being bitter-A qualitative study on cassava cultivar preference in Malawi

Ecology of Food Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-245

  Chiwona Karltun, Linley ^a   Mkumbira, Jonathan ^b   Saka, John ^c   Bovin, Mette ^d   Mahungu, Nzola M ^e   Rosling, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Mkondezi Lunyangwa and Bvumbwe Agricultural Research Stations   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e International Institute of Tropical Agriculture   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Bitter; Cassava; Cyanide; Cyanogenesis; Folk taxonomy; Food security; Gender; Genetic diversity; Malawi

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; FRUIT;

MALAWI; NKHATA BAY;

EID: 0032321728     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1998.9991546     Document Type: Article

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