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African Indigenous Vegetables in Urban Agriculture (Paperback)
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African Indigenous Vegetables in Urban Agriculture (Paperback)
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This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge
of the potential and challenges associated with the multiple roles,
use, management and livelihood contributions of indigenous
vegetables in urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. There has
been growing research and policy effort around urban agriculture in
the region over the last two decades, but never has it been
integrated with work on under-researched crops such as indigenous
vegetables. These species have multiple advantages, including low
input requirements, adaptability to African environments, high
nutritional value and marked biodiversity, cultural and local food
security significance. Yet they are overlooked in the modern world,
where recent emphasis has been directed to growing a limited range
of exotic crops, both for internal markets and for export to
developed country markets. This book provides evidence that, in
spite of this neglect, in many African cities indigenous vegetables
are still widely used, cultivated and marketed. It goes on to
consider their potential to contribute to income generation and
poverty alleviation of the growing numbers of urban dwellers in
sub-Saharan Africa, whilst promoting urban greening and
sustainability. Based on critical analysis of the debates it
presents a multidisciplinary analysis of the realities and future
opportunities.
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