Africa’s Indigenous Crops

Author or Institution as Author
Stone A.
Co-authors

Abby Massey, Molly Theobald, Matt Styslinger, Dan Kane, Dan Kandy, Alex Tung, Abisola Adekoya, Janeen Madan, and Elena Davert

Resource Type
Curated Content
Category
Case Study
Date of Publication
Jan 01, 2011
Language
English
Description/Abstract

This document is a compilation of 20 African Indegenous crops which are underutilised. It describes the crops, where they grow, how they grow  and their uses. Examples include finger millet, baobab, enset and egusi. It is a result of a study which was done by Worldwatch Institute.

URL
http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/NtP-Africa's-Indigenous-Crops.pdf
Copyright/Licence
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