Nutrition and Food Security: The Role of Forest Resources in Eastern Zambia

Rhoda Mukuka and Asunta Simoloka

No 245911, Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: Forest foods can play a vital role in maintaining balance and variety in people’s diets by providing foods of different food groups and supplying diverse foods within a food group. - A study in Eastern province found that not all food groups are supplied by the forests. - Food groups provided by the forests in the area are non-starchy vegetables, non-starchy fruits and proteins. There is at least one forest food in each meal in addition to the wild fruits consumed as snacks.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5
Date: 2016-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.245911

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