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The Shea nut tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) - Empowering women against poverty in developing economies [1]

Agrobiodiversity and indigenous knowledge represents a strategic force to combat poverty and food insecurity. Women's income from shea nut tree products pays for children's school fees, clothing, food and items of daily use, while the oil itself nourishes the family.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
A B Damania [2]
Asian Agri-History [3]
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Wasteland Development [4], Agriculture [5], Edible Oils [6], National Watershed Development Project (Rainfed Areas) [7], Trees [8], Women [9], Traditional Knowledge [10], Africa [11], Burkina Faso [12], Ghana [13], Asia [14]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/asian-agri-history
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-watershed-development-project-rainfed-areas
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/burkina-faso
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ghana
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia