Understanding the contribution of wild edible plants to rural social-ecological resilience in semi-arid Kenya
Wild edible plants (WEPs) are known to make important contributions to food baskets and livelihoods in the smallholder and subsistence farming communities of sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, protecting and promoting the sustainable use of WEPs in concert with more mainstream agricultural innovation...
Main Authors: | Stephanie A. Shumsky, Gordon M. Hickey, Bernard Pelletier, Timothy Johns |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2014-12-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol19/iss4/art34/ |
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