Promoting Non-Animal Protein Sources in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Interdisciplinary Study

Sunday Paul Bako

ISBN 10: 3631616066 / ISBN 13: 9783631616062

Published by Peter Lang, 2011

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The research results point to the need of sustaining plant protein sources to large populations in sub-Saharan Africa that have no access to meat. Proteins are essential components of the human body and therefore indispensable for human life. Malnutrition and diseases are often caused because of the lack of sufficient proteins. Since animal sources of protein are out of reach to more than 85% of the people of sub-Saharan Africa, the challenge is to make protein otherwise accessible, available and affordable to the ordinary man. Owing to the influence of climate change and population explosion, the situation at discussion will exacerbate within the coming decade. Therefore non-animal protein must be brought into focus in order to prevent major diseases of malnutrition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Promoting Non-Animal Protein Sources in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Interdisciplinary Study
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631616066
• ISBN 13: 9783631616062
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 11D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 260 grams

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Synopsis

The research results point to the need of sustaining plant protein sources to large populations in sub-Saharan Africa that have no access to meat. Proteins are essential components of the human body and therefore indispensable for human life. Malnutrition and diseases are often caused because of the lack of sufficient proteins. Since animal sources of protein are out of reach to more than 85% of the people of sub-Saharan Africa, the challenge is to make protein otherwise accessible, available and affordable to the ordinary man. Owing to the influence of climate change and population explosion, the situation at discussion will exacerbate within the coming decade. Therefore non-animal protein must be brought into focus in order to prevent major diseases of malnutrition.

About the Author

Sunday Paul Bako is professor of Botany at the Department of Biological Sciences at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (Nigeria). His research interests focus on the areas of plant ecological physiology, environmental botany and ethnobotany.
Frank Olwari is a research associate at the Department of Crop Science at Makerere University (Uganda). His research interests include neglected and under-utilized pulse legume and groundnut crops, their traditional storage, processing, and preservation methods.