Improving food-system efficiency and environmental conservation using agricultural biodiversity in Busia County: a pilot study

Background: Despite the abundance of edible biodiversity, both wild and cultivated, malnutrition and food insecurity persist in Busia County, Kenya, where poverty indices range from 63% to 74% and 25% of children younger than 5 years are stunted, 11% are underweight, and 4% are thin for their age. M...

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Main Authors: Aurillia Manjella, MSc, Victor Wasike, PhD, Teresa Borelli, MSc, Danny Hunter, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519618300925