The contribution of edible wild plants to food security, dietary diversity and income of households in Shorobe Village, Northern Botswana

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 449-462

  Neudeck, Lukas ^a   Avelino, Lebogang ^a   Bareetseng, Phetso ^a   Ngwenya, Barbara N ^a   Teketay, Demel ^a   Motsholapheko, Moseki R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

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