The significance of African vegetables in ensuring food security for South Africa's rural poor

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 321-333

  Hart, Tim G B ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African vegetables; Exotic vegetables; Food security; Resource poor farmers; Semi arid areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960984943     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-010-9256-z     Document Type: Article

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