Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend habitat protection, sustainable harvesting, ex situ cultivation and systematic documentation of indigenous knowledge.
- Taxon
- wild edible plantst0
- Outcome
- habitat protection, sustainable harvesting, ex situ cultivation, and systematic documentation of indigenous knowledgee0
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Verbatim
e0“Conservation strategies, including habitat protection, sustainable harvesting, ex situ cultivation, and systematic documentation of indigenous knowledge, are urgently needed.”
t0“wild edible plants”
Title
Alemnesh Goshe; Getinet Masresha; Muluye Asnakew; et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2026. doi:10.1186/s13002-026-00901-9
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation The survey documented 52 wild edible plant species spanning trees, shrubs, herbs and climbers.
- Observation Fruit-bearing trees and shrubs were the most frequently cited, preferred and culturally significant wild edible plants.
- Observation Cordia africana Lam. was among the top-ranked wild edible plants.
- Observation Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. was among the top-ranked wild edible plants.
- Observation Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. was among the top-ranked wild edible plants.
- Observation Tamarindus indica L. was among the top-ranked wild edible plants.
- Association Knowledge of wild edible plants was significantly higher among men, older individuals, illiterate participants and key informants.
- Observation Agricultural expansion, overgrazing, firewood collection, charcoal production and habitat degradation were identified as major threats to wild edible plants.
- Observation Wild edible plants were primarily harvested from forests, grazing lands and uncultivated areas.
- Observation Knowledge of wild edible plants was transferred orally and through participation in harvesting.
- Recommendation The authors recommend promoting intergenerational knowledge transfer for continued availability and sustainable use of wild edible plants.