Assessing the potential of wild foods to reduce the cost of a nutritionally adequate diet: An example from eastern Baringo District, Kenya

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 458-479

  Termote, Celine ^a   Raneri, Jessica ^a   Deptford, Amy ^b   Cogill, Bruce ^a  

^a BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^b Every Child UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost of Diet; Food biodiversity; Linear programming; Nutrition security; Wild foods

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHILD HEALTH; COST ANALYSIS; DIET; FOOD SECURITY; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MARKET CONDITIONS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

BARINGO; KENYA;

BERCHEMIA DISCOLOR;

IRON; ZINC;

ANIMAL; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMISTRY; COST; COST CONTROL; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDIBLE PLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREGNANCY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; KENYA; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; ZINC;

EID: 84925545323     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651403500408     Document Type: Review

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