Garden production systems and food security in Ghana: Characteristics of traditional knowledge and management systems

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 168-180

  Yiridoe, Emmanuel K ^a   Anchirinah, Vincent M ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Food security; Garden production systems; Ghana; Medicinal crops

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; GARDEN;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 24344438249     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/RAF2005112     Document Type: Article

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