African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 991

Full Length Research Paper

Determinants of traders’ nutrition knowledge and intake of traditional African vegetables in Tanzania

Johnson J. K.
  • Johnson J. K.
  • Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kavoi M. M.
  • Kavoi M. M.
  • Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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John M.
  • John M.
  • World Vegetable Center, Eastern and Southern Africa, P.O. Box 10 Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 14 March 2017
  •  Accepted: 26 July 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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