Utilization of Pepeta, a locally processed immature rice-based food product, to promote food security in Tanzania.

Consumption of pepeta, a traditionally processed immature rice product, is common in Tanzania, where it contributes to food security as an early rice food i.e. when there is no other food available at the household while the crops in the field not yet fully ripe. Many production steps are needed to...

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Main Authors: Kulwa F Miraji, Edoardo Capuano, Vincenzo Fogliano, Henry S Laswai, Anita R Linnemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247870