CASSAVA AND AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY - SOME ETHNOGRAPHIC EXAMPLES

被引：19

作者：

ROMANOFF, S ^{[1
]}

LYNAM, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ROCKEFELLER UNIV,NEW YORK,NY 10021

来源：

ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION | 1992年 / 27卷 / 01期

关键词：

CASSAVA; AFRICA; SAHEL; FOOD SECURITY; HUNGER; DROUGHT; FARMING SYSTEMS; AGRICULTURE;

D O I：

10.1080/03670244.1992.9991223

中图分类号：

R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];

学科分类号：

100403 ;

摘要：

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. © 1992, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

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页码：29 / 41

页数：13

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