Lost crops of Africa

Lost crops of Africa - Washington, DC National Academy Press 1996 - xix,377p.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants.


Food crops--Africa.