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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Biodiversity and socioeconomic factors supporting farmers' choice of wild edible trees in the agroforestry systems of Benin (West Africa)
Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 14, No. 1, Year 2012
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Wild edible trees are expected to play a significant role in the crop diversification programs and agroforestry development in Africa. In the present study, the diversity of wild food species and socio-economical factors that support farmers' choice for the species used in these systems were assessed. A number of selected sites in each of the 3 climatic zones of Benin were surveyed. Data were collected through a field exploration and a semi-structured survey among 435 selected households throughout the country, using a questionnaire. The most culturally important species ranked by locals were determined for each climatic zone and the relations between the targeted species in traditional agroforestry systems and the reasons which support peasants' choices were described through a Principal Component Analysis. A total of 43 wild edible trees were found in the traditional agroforestry systems of Benin during the survey. Traditional agroforestry systems in the Guineo-Congolian zone turned out to be the most diversified with 29 species followed by the Sudanian zone with 22 species and Sudano-Guinean zone with 16 species. The most culturally important wild edible trees in traditional agroforestry systems in the Guineo-Congolian zone were different from those identified in Sudanian and Sudano-Guinean zones. Three main reasons that support peasants' ambition to conserve or to grow wild edible trees in their field were: their contribution to food, their use in traditional medicine and ceremonies and the farmers' perception of their availability in natural vegetation. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Glèlè Kakaï, Romain Lucas
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Vodouhê, Fifanou Gbèlidji
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Djagoun, Chabi Adéyèmi Marc Sylvestre
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Codjia, Jean Thimothée Claude
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Sinsin, Brice Augustin
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Statistics
Citations: 98
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.forpol.2011.07.013
ISSN:
13899341
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Benin