Food and nutrition in the African rain forest
Title | Food and nutrition in the African rain forest |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 1990 |
Series Editor | Hladik, CM, Bahuchet, S, de Garine, I |
Number of Pages | 96 |
Date Published | 1990 |
Publisher | UNESCO/MAB |
City | Paris |
Language | English |
Call Number | GT2853.A35S4614 1990 |
Keywords | Aka; Baka; food processing and consumption; forest cultivation; hunter-gatherer; Issongo, Kola; Monzombo; Mvae; Ngando; Ngbaka; Ntomba; Oto; physiological/biomedical aspects of food; rainforests; socio-cultural aspects of food and nutrition; Twa; Yassa |
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 |
URL | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22740525 |