Use and socio-economic importance of wild edible plants in tropical rainforest around Kisangani, District Tshopo, DR Congo

The project ‘Wild Edible Plants’ (WEP) inventories all wild edible plants in the district Tshopo and investigates their nutritional, socio-economic and cultural importance. The final objective is to compose a hierarchical list of the species and set priorities for further research and domestication of WEPs. Some experiences of a preliminary field research period from July to September 2006 are combined with a first impression of the results (in expectation of full taxonomic identification of the ethnospecies). Participatory research was carried out in Yalungu (tribe: Turumbu), Yaleko Village (tribe: Mbole) and Bafwabula (tribe: Bali). Respectively 43, 61 and 58 WEPs were known at village level. On average 21, 44 and 30 WEPs were used at household level. Some WEPs were known and used in all villages, whereas others only in 1 or 2 villages. On average, 4%, 20% and 2% respectively of the monetary income of the households originated from the sale of WEPs.

ISBN:9781842463888

Jaar van publicatie:2010

Toegankelijkheid:Closed