The Role of Vegetables and Legumes in Assuring Food, Nutrition, and Income Security for Vulnerable Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Medical and Health Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 187-210

  Ojiewo, Chris ^a   Keatinge, Dyno J D H ^b   Hughes, Jaqueline ^b   Tenkouano, Abdou ^c   Nair, Ramakrishnan ^f   Varshney, Rajeev ^d   Siambi, Moses ^d   Monyo, Emmanuel ^f   Ganga Rao, Nvpr ^d   Silim, Said ^e  

^a ICRISAT Ethiopia   (Nigeria)

^b AVRDCThe World Vegetable Center   (Taiwan)

^c AVRDC   (South Africa)

^d ICRISAT Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^e INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^f ICARDA ^*

Author keywords

income security; nutrition; vegetables

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGUME; MALNUTRITION; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ROLE; SOIL DEGRADATION; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84941286451     PISSN: 21532028     EISSN: 19484682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.148     Document Type: Article

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