Giant snail: friend or foe?
'The giant African snail (Achantina fulica) was introduced into my country, it is believed, during the Second World War by Japanese soldiers', writes Steven Yauiapi from Papua New Guinea where he works with Agriculture and Livestock, Vanimo Green District Administration. 'However, they invaded my province in early 1998 and since then they have been causing alarming damage to food gardens and other vegetations. As they are not native to us, we consider them very noxious and a threat to our food security. After having sighted our good brother s response in Spore 69 (June 1997) from Benjamin Mensah of Teshei-Nungua Estate in Ghana, I am very interested to know more about their potential as a food and for commercial purposes. I would greatly appreciate if someone could kindly share details further on how to process snail meals, etc' Steven Yauiapi, PO Box 344, Vanimo, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
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| Language: | English |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2000
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46036 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99592 |
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