Traditional food crops and their role in food and nutritional security in kenya

Journal of Agricultural and Food Information

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-50

  Muthoni, Jane ^a   Nyamongo, D O ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Crops; Food security; Kenya; Nutrition; Traditional foods

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 74549188390     PISSN: 10496505     EISSN: 15404722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496500903466745     Document Type: Article

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