Potential role of traditional vegetables in household food security: A case study from Zimbabwe

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 5720-5728

  Maroyi, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food security; Livelihoods; Traditional vegetables; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

CLEOME; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; GYNANDROPSIS GYNANDRA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 81355142418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.335     Document Type: Article

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