Are Indigenous vegetables underutilized crops? Some evidence from eastern Africa and South East Asia

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 752, Issue , 2007, Pages 29-33

  Weinberger, Katinka ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumption; Eastern Africa; Household income; Indigenous vegetables; Micronutrients; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449336582     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.752.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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