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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Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, Massachusetts :
CABI Publishing in association with the World Agroforestry Centre ,
c2008
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
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| 020 | |a 1845931106 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ||
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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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