Food and nutrition in the African rain forest

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Year of Publication
1990
Author
Editor: C. M. Hladik
Editor: S. Bahuchet
Editor: I. de Garine
Number of Pages
96
Date Published
01/1990
Publisher
UNESCO/MAB
City
Paris
Language
English
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GT2853.A35S4614 1990
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Abstract

This document is a collection of articles on the food practices of different tribes in the rain forest and tropical climatic zones of central Africa (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Garbon, and Zaire). It looks at hunting and gathering practices, forest cultivation, food processing and consumption, physiological/biomedical aspects of food, and the socio-cultural aspects of food and nutrition. Tribes include: Aka, Baka, Issongo, Kola, Monzombo, Mvae, Ngando, Ngbaka, Ntomba, Oto, Twa, Yassa

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