The potential role of neglected and underutilised crop species as future crops under water scarce conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 5685-5711

  Chivenge, Pauline ^a,b   Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe ^b   Modi, Albert T ^b   Mafongoya, Paramu ^b  

^a International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Food and nutrition security; Indigenous knowledge; Resilience; Semi arid tropics; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP; CULTIVATION; FOOD SECURITY; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEMIARID REGION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRONOMY; AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NIGRA; CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COWPEA; CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; HARVEST; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LEGUME; MAIZE; MALNUTRITION; MARKET; MILLET; NEGLECTED AND UNDERUTILISED CROP SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT TUBER; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY; RELIABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SWEET POTATO; VIGNA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER UTILIZATION; WATERMELON; AGRICULTURE; CATERING SERVICE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WATER SUPPLY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DROUGHTS; FOOD SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84930648174     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120605685     Document Type: Article

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