Ethnobotany for food security and ecological transition: wild food plant gathering and consumption among four cultural groups in Kurram District, NW Pakistan
Abstract Background In traditional food systems, especially those of rural populations around the world, wild food plants remain crucial. These resources need to be urgently documented to lay the foundations for sustainable livelihoods and food security. Methods In the present field study, we gather...
Main Authors: | Sayed Taufiq Hussain, Sayed Muhammad, Sheharyar Khan, Wahid Hussain, Andrea Pieroni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-023-00607-2 |
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