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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Indigenous vegetables"”.
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Dietary analysis of South African indigenous vegetables and traditional foods assumptions made by nutritionists and the impact on public health outcomes
… analyse dietary intake data of South Africans. Indigenous vegetables and traditional recipe foods are limited within the current SAFOODS, resulting in nutrition researchers making assumptions when coding dietary records comprising of these foods eaten in selected study areas. The aim of this …
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The nutritional knowledge and consumption of blackjack by hypertensive patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… comprehensive health strategies to deal with it. Indigenous vegetables, Blackjack in particular, have been shown to possess anti-hypertensive properties that are attributed to bioactive chemical substances such as phytochemicals, fiber, antioxidants as well as micronutrients that include …
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Nutrient-Rich Foods in Western African Food Supply: Applying Nutrient Profiling Models to the FAO Food Composition Table for Western Africa (WAFCT 2019)
… set at α=0.05. Results: Among food groups, vegetables obtained the highest NRF scores. African indigenous vegetables (AIV) demonstrated significantly higher nutrient density and protein content compared to non-indigenous vegetables. A considerable proportion (66.8%) of analyzed foods were …
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Exploring the development of communication strategies for Indigeneous Knowledge -based agricultural produce in Tshidzivhe Village, in Thulamela Municipality of Limpopo Province, in South Africa
Indigenous knowledge surrounding agricultural produce is an essential part of the lives of the rural people. Their livelihood depends on their capacity to produce agricultural and other produce for consumption and sale, to ensure sustainable livelihoods. In South Africa, examples of common produce …
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Nutrient Cycling in Microdose Fertilized West African Soils Under Indigenous Vegetable Production
… in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that seek to grow indigenous vegetables economically and sustainably. The objective of this research is to understand how this ISFM technique affects yield, atmospheric nutrient losses, and soil properties in soils of two ecozones of SSA: i) the dry savanna (DS) …