The importance of traditional leafy vegetables (TLVs) in nutrition and employment both in production and marketing among urban and peri-urban households was investigated. An expenditure model of demand using results from a 1998 survey (n=150) in Yaounde, Cameroon estimated that as a group TLVs were normal goods, which contribute a significant share of essential nutrients for the urban poor. Urban consumption of Brassica exotics, which have replaced TLVs in other parts of Africa, was minimal. Price analysis revealed a decline in supply during the dry season, which is a food security concern for the very poor. Field and market surveys conducted in 1998 and 1997 estimated that over 32000 households were engaged in producing and marketing TLVs ...
Peri-urban agriculture is still the subject of intense debate as regards its viability, its efficien...
The use of traditional leafy vegetables in communities has been noted in several studies. These stud...
International audiencePeri-urban agriculture is still the subject of intense debate as regards its v...
The indigenous leafy vegetables are marketable and hence generate income. They have competitive adva...
Indigenous African leafy vegetables have recently been attracting research attention not only in ter...
Indigenous African leafy vegetables have recently been attracting researchattention not only in term...
International audienceAfter a long history of opposition, urban agriculture was gradually accepted a...
Malnutrition continues to be a problem, with sub-Saharan Africa affected the worst. Women and childr...
Abstract Estimation of consumption intensity of African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) is important to...
Feeding the quickly growing population in Africa remains a global challenge. As the demand for food ...
The availability of large markets in urban communities has given cities enormous potential for food ...
Urban and peri-urban horticulture (UPH) is currently a subject of passionate debate regarding how vi...
Indigenous leafy vegetables can play an important part in alleviating hunger and malnutrition in sub...
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the availability of, access to and nutrit...
There is a new attention to vegetables as vital components of daily diet. A concerted effort to rais...
Peri-urban agriculture is still the subject of intense debate as regards its viability, its efficien...
The use of traditional leafy vegetables in communities has been noted in several studies. These stud...
International audiencePeri-urban agriculture is still the subject of intense debate as regards its v...
The indigenous leafy vegetables are marketable and hence generate income. They have competitive adva...
Indigenous African leafy vegetables have recently been attracting research attention not only in ter...
Indigenous African leafy vegetables have recently been attracting researchattention not only in term...
International audienceAfter a long history of opposition, urban agriculture was gradually accepted a...
Malnutrition continues to be a problem, with sub-Saharan Africa affected the worst. Women and childr...
Abstract Estimation of consumption intensity of African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) is important to...
Feeding the quickly growing population in Africa remains a global challenge. As the demand for food ...
The availability of large markets in urban communities has given cities enormous potential for food ...
Urban and peri-urban horticulture (UPH) is currently a subject of passionate debate regarding how vi...
Indigenous leafy vegetables can play an important part in alleviating hunger and malnutrition in sub...
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the availability of, access to and nutrit...
There is a new attention to vegetables as vital components of daily diet. A concerted effort to rais...
Peri-urban agriculture is still the subject of intense debate as regards its viability, its efficien...
The use of traditional leafy vegetables in communities has been noted in several studies. These stud...
International audiencePeri-urban agriculture is still the subject of intense debate as regards its v...