Social aspects

Traditional crops often have cultural significance beyond their value as a source of food. In southern Africa, marula fruit are traditionally harvested by women, and there are special ceremonies during the harvesting season. In northern Ghana, yams have cultural and spiritual significance and are on...

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Main Author: WRENmedia
Format: Audio
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2008
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/57330
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description Traditional crops often have cultural significance beyond their value as a source of food. In southern Africa, marula fruit are traditionally harvested by women, and there are special ceremonies during the harvesting season. In northern Ghana, yams have cultural and spiritual significance and are only grown by men. Four researchers discuss the social significance of traditional food plants in Africa and Central America.
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spelling CGSpace573302019-01-25T22:45:40Z Social aspects WRENmedia Traditional crops often have cultural significance beyond their value as a source of food. In southern Africa, marula fruit are traditionally harvested by women, and there are special ceremonies during the harvesting season. In northern Ghana, yams have cultural and spiritual significance and are only grown by men. Four researchers discuss the social significance of traditional food plants in Africa and Central America. 2008 2015-03-12T08:33:24Z 2015-03-12T08:33:24Z Audio https://hdl.handle.net/10568/57330 en Open Access application/octet-stream Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation CTA. 2008. Social aspects. Agfax Resource Pack. Wageningen, The Netherlands: CTA.
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