Indigenous fruit trees in the tropics : domestication, utilization and commercialization

It has been recognized that an important factor in improving viability of rural livelihoods in developing countries is the promotion of sustainable agriculture. As opposed to relying solely on cash crops, this can be achieved through domestication of various indigenous fruit trees that can be cultiv...

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Main Author: Akinnifesi, Festus K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : CABI Publishing in association with the World Agroforestry Centre , c2008
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245 0 0 |a Indigenous fruit trees in the tropics :   |b domestication, utilization and commercialization   |c edited by Festus K. Akinnifesi ... [et al.] 
260 |a Wallingford, UK ;   |a Cambridge, Massachusetts :   |b CABI Publishing in association with the World Agroforestry Centre ,   |c c2008 
300 |a xx, 438 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 26 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Setting th scene -- 2. Indigenous fruit tree domestication in asia, latin america and oceania -- 3. Regional domestication research and development in Africa -- 4. The biophysical and socio-economic context of mombo fruit trees -- 5. Lessons for commoditizing indigenous fruit and nut trees in the tropics 
520 |a It has been recognized that an important factor in improving viability of rural livelihoods in developing countries is the promotion of sustainable agriculture. As opposed to relying solely on cash crops, this can be achieved through domestication of various indigenous fruit trees that can be cultivated and owned by smallholder farmers. 
650 0 |a Endemic plants   |z Tropics 
650 0 |a Fruit trees   |z Tropics 
650 0 |a Tree crops   |z Tropics 
700 1 |a Akinnifesi, Festus K. ,   |e author 
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