Table 16 Traditional management practices and threats of underutilized edible plants in the Chilga District, northwestern Ethiopia
Csl | LLA (48) | MLA (48) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Management practices | Informants | % | Informants | % |
Planting around home garden | 9 | 18.8 | 18 | 37.5 |
Pruning | 8 | 16.7 | 9 | 18.8 |
Pollarding | 10 | 20.8 | 14 | 29.2 |
Fencing | 10 | 20.8 | 11 | 22.9 |
Protected by culture | 12 | 25 | 11 | 22.9 |
Threats | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agricultural expansion | 32 | 66.7 | 21 | 43.8 |
Construction | 26 | 54.2 | 37 | 77.1 |
Fuel wood collection and charcoal making | 32 | 66.7 | 40 | 83.3 |
Overgrazing | 23 | 47.9 | 19 | 39.6 |
Fire | 11 | 22.9 | 0 | 0 |