Marketing of African leafy vegetables in Nairobi and its implications for on-farm conservation of biodiversity

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 752, Issue , 2007, Pages 197-201

  Irungu, C ^a   Mburu, J ^b   Maundu, P ^c   Grum, M ^c   Hoeschle Zeledon, I ^d  

^a Hephzibah Development Ascendancies   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^d Global Facilitation Unit of the Underutilized Species   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop trade; Economic analysis; Food security; Genetic resources; Kenya; Underutilized plant species; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

AVIAN LEUKOSIS VIRUS;

EID: 70449379685     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.752.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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