The objectives of this chapter are: (i) to provide a global synthesis of knowledge on indigenous fruit tree domestication, utilization and marketing experiences from tropical Africa, Latin America and Asia; (ii) to summarize and highlight the main opportunities, achievements and challenges that remain, linking basic research and development initiatives to applications in the private sector; and (iii) to propose future research areas. This chapter highlights key findings and puts in perspective the implications from the preceding chapters in the context of lessons learned from decades of domestication and commercialization of indigenous fruit trees in the tropics
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https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845931100.0392Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2008
Authors
Akinnifesi, F.K.; Sileshi G W; Ajayi, O.C.; Tchoundjeu Z
Language
English
Keywords
commercialization, fruit trees, living standards, nut crops, trees, tropics
