Introduction

Background -The Oltersdorf Collection

Aim

Publications from this PhD 1) Raschke V, Oltersdorf U, Elmadfa I, Wahlqvist ML, Kouris-Blazos A, Cheema BSB. The need for an on-line collection of traditional African food habits. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development (online). vol 1, no. 1, 2007. pdf file

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Find out about EAST AFRICAN FOOD HABITS

by clicking on one of the East African countries in the map below...........

North Africa Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt	Central Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Republic of Congo Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe	Eastern Africa Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ehtiopia, Somalia, Uagnda, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar
West Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo		EAST AFRICA Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Zanzibar Island & Pemba Island

Upcoming events Click here IndigenoVeg - Networking to Promote the Sustainable Production and Marketing of Indigenous Vegetables through Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Sub-Sahara Africa http://www.indigenoveg.org/ IDIFA - Initiative for the Development of Indigenous Food-plants of Africa The Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) http://www.africanutrition.org/ On-line African Journal of Food Agriculture and Development (AJFAND) http://www.ajfand.net/
Are African foods healthy? Are they high in particular nutrients or antioxidants? Click here
Cow's blood and its preparation..... ©Maryam Imbumi i Maasai diet & Kenyan food culture Click here	Chemical composition of traditional African foods Food Balance sheets for Africa 1950-1962 Useful Links & Databases Books
Mount Kilimanjaro Longevity in Tanzania	Delicious African recipes Kitalolo The Traditional Green Vegetable Cookbook

Acknowledgements to Astrid Dietrich and Birgit Krampl for providing me with such amazing PICTURES.

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