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Lost Crops of Africa:

Volume II: Vegetables

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Size: 378 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2006

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This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that ...
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Front Matter	i-xxiv
Introduction	1-32	(skim)
1 Amaranth	33-51	(skim)
2 Bambara Bean	52-73	(skim)
3 Baobab	74-91	(skim)
4 Celosia	92-103	(skim)
5 Cowpea	104-117	(skim)
6 Dika	118-135	(skim)
7 Eggplant (Garden Egg)	136-153	(skim)
8 Egusi	154-171	(skim)
9 Enset	172-189	(skim)
10 Lablab	190-205	(skim)
11 Locust Bean	206-221	(skim)
12 Long Bean	222-233	(skim)
13 Marama	234-245	(skim)
14 Moringa	246-267	(skim)
15 Native Potatoes	268-285	(skim)
16 Okra	286-301	(skim)
17 Shea	302-321	(skim)
18 Yambean	322-344	(skim)
Biographical Sketches of Panel Members	345-350	(skim)
Credits	351-354	(skim)

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This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.

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