From weed to cash crop: Amaranth
Amaranth is widely regarded as an unwanted and stubborn weed, food for the poor during hungry periods. It is, however, a highly nutritious and tasty plant. Recently, the Kenya Seed Company has released an improved variety of amaranth which matures in just 2-3 months, has a long harvesting period and...
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2008
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| description | Amaranth is widely regarded as an unwanted and stubborn weed, food for the poor during hungry periods. It is, however, a highly nutritious and tasty plant. Recently, the Kenya Seed Company has released an improved variety of amaranth which matures in just 2-3 months, has a long harvesting period and produces nutrient-packed grain as well as leaves. In western Kenya, the plant is now being deliberately intercropped with soybean, a practice which both increases fresh leaf yields and improves the quality of the soil. |
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| spelling | CGSpace571622019-01-25T22:45:39Z From weed to cash crop: Amaranth WRENmedia Amaranth is widely regarded as an unwanted and stubborn weed, food for the poor during hungry periods. It is, however, a highly nutritious and tasty plant. Recently, the Kenya Seed Company has released an improved variety of amaranth which matures in just 2-3 months, has a long harvesting period and produces nutrient-packed grain as well as leaves. In western Kenya, the plant is now being deliberately intercropped with soybean, a practice which both increases fresh leaf yields and improves the quality of the soil. 2008 2015-03-12T08:33:03Z 2015-03-12T08:33:03Z Audio https://hdl.handle.net/10568/57162 en Open Access application/octet-stream Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation CTA. 2008. From weed to cash crop: Amaranth. Agfax Resource Pack. Wageningen, The Netherlands: CTA. |
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