Life on the Rainforest Edge: Food Security in the Agricultural-Forest Frontier of Cross River State, Nigeria

Life on the Rainforest Edge: Food Security in the Agricultural-Forest Frontier of Cross River State, Nigeria

A growing body of evidence demonstrates the importance of forests and wild animal-based foods for diets within tropical environments. However, deforestation and associated land-use changes can have competing effects on nutrition and food security as communities reorient from wild food use and subsis...

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Main Authors: Sagan Friant, Wilfred A. Ayambem, Alobi O. Alobi, Nzube M. Ifebueme, Oshama M. Otukpa, David A. Ogar, Clement B. I. Alawa, Tony L. Goldberg, Jerry K. Jacka, Jessica M. Rothman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Subjects:
agriculture
deforestation
bushmeat
conservation
diet
food security
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsufs.2019.00113/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsufs.2019.00113/full

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