The role of wild vegetable species in household food security in maize based subsistence cropping systems

Food Security

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 227-233

  Mavengahama, S ^a,c   McLachlan, M ^b   de Clercq, W ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Household food security; Maize based cropping systems; Subsistence farming system; Wild vegetables

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; FOOD SECURITY; MAIZE; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE; TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETABLE; WILD POPULATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876414476     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-013-0243-2     Document Type: Article

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