Indigenous knowledge and processing of adansonia digitata L. food products in Benin

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-362

  Chadare, F J ^a,b   Hounhouigan, J D ^a   Linnemann, A R ^b   Nout, M J R ^b   van Boekel, M A J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Baobab; Benin; Ethnic groups; Food uses; Processing; Storage

Indexed keywords

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; NUTRIENT USE;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ADANSONIA; ADANSONIA DIGITATA;

EID: 48549100151     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240802003850     Document Type: Article

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