When a weed can be a crop

Women farmers across Africa have developed techniques for managing plant species that, under certain circumstances, could be perceived as weeds. For example, once established in the soil cocoyam tubers will sprout rapidly and compete vigorously...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1997
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48670
Description
Summary:Women farmers across Africa have developed techniques for managing plant species that, under certain circumstances, could be perceived as weeds. For example, once established in the soil cocoyam tubers will sprout rapidly and compete vigorously...