A home gardening approach developed in South Africa to address vitamin a deficiency

Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies: Food-based Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 163-182

  Faber, Mieke ^a   Laurie, Sunette ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food based approach; Home gardens; Provitamin A carotenoids; South Africa; Vegetables and fruits; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890645387     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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