Commentary
Cassava and African food security: Some ethnographic examples
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 14722322 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Steven Romanoff (Rockefeller Foundation, autor de correspondencia), Judith Lynam (0000-0002-7230-3698), John Lynam |
| Año | 1992 |
| Volumen | 27 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 29-41 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1992-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.1992.9991223 |
| OpenAlex | W2110304615 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
| Referencias citadas | 13 |
Cassava (Manihot esculenta), a starchy root crop, provides food security in much of Africa. Though it is most productive in areas of high rainfall, it also survives drought and locust attacks better than most crops. Hence, its use has increased greatly in dry areas of East and Southern Africa. We speculate that it may become an important food reserve in the Sahel, and we suggest why that has not happened yet. Information presented is drawn from agricultural and social science data from a geographic information system, anthropological sources indexed by the Human Relations Area Files, agronomic research, and FAO statistics. This is an exploratory paper for the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA), a multi‐country survey of cassava production, processing and marketing
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Agroforestry · Agronomy · Biology · Crop · Economics · Food processing · Food security · Geography · Manihot esculenta · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Banana Cultivation and Research · Cassava research and cyanide · Forestry
| Obras citantes distintas | 2 |
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| Citas por año | 0,12 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2009 - 2014 (6) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 2 |