Potential of indigenous fruit-bearing trees to curb malnutrition, improve household food security, income and community health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review

Food Research International

Volumn 76, Issue P4, 2015, Pages 980-985

  Chivandi, Eliton ^a   Mukonowenzou, Nyasha ^a   Nyakudya, Trevor ^a,b   Erlwanger, Kennedy Honey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drought; Food security; Indigenous fruit bearing trees; Natural antioxidants; Phytochemicals; Protein energy malnutrition; Seeds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; ECONOMICS; FERTILIZERS; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTRY; FRUITS; HEALTH; MOBILE SECURITY; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEED;

COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS; FOOD SECURITY; INDIGENOUS FRUITS; NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS; PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; PHYTOCHEMICALS; POPULATION GROWTH RATES; SUSTAINABLE UTILISATION;

OILS AND FATS;

EID: 84941804024     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.06.015     Document Type: Article

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