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SUBMITTER: Boakye AA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6021709 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Boakye Abena A AA Wireko-Manu Faustina Dufie FD Oduro Ibok I Ellis William O WO Gudjónsdóttir María M Chronakis Ioannis S IS
Food science & nutrition 20180313 4
The critical role of indigenous crops in the socioeconomic growth of developing nations has necessitated calls for accelerated exploitation of staples. Cocoyam, <i>Xanthosoma sagittifolium,</i> is food for over 400 million people worldwide and is the most consumed aroid in West Africa. However, it remains an underexploited food resource. This study reviews existing literature and also makes use of primary data from interviews with indigenous cocoyam farmers, processors, consumers, and cocoyam sc ...[more]