Food plants of the Luo Siaya district, Kenya
Date
1991Author
Johns, Timothy
Kokwaro, John O
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Plants used for food by the Luo-speaking people of Siaya District, Kenya, were surveyed as part of a comprehensive ethnobotanical study. Fifty-two crops were observed under cultivation in the district; 69 species are gathered from the wild. Wild fruits, underground portions, leaves, and fungal fruiting bodies are probably important in Siaya as dietary supplements. These non-cultivated resources, particularly important in the driest areas of the district, warrant evaluation for their role as a buffer against periods of food shortage.
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02860055http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/28822