Availability, preference, and consumption of indigenous forest foods in the eastern arc mountains, Tanzania

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 208-227

  Msuya, Tuli S ^a   Kideghesho, Jafari R ^b   Mosha, Theobald C E ^b  

^a Tanzania Forestry Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

EDIBLE SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SECURITY; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PLANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TANZANIA; TREE; VEGETABLE;

AGARICALES; DIET; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; TANZANIA; TREES; VEGETABLES;

EASTERN ARC MOUNTAINS; TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; ULUGURU MOUNTAINS; USAMBARA MOUNTAINS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 77952384785     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670241003766048     Document Type: Article

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