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Table 5 Major threats of wild edible plants in Quara district

From: Uses of wild edible plants in Quara district, northwest Ethiopia: implication for forest management

WEPS threats

Percentage of respondents (N = 76)

Fire

61.8

Agricultural expansion

35.5

Deforestation

21

Free grazing

18.4

Fuel wood

18.4

Herbicides

7.9

Construction

6.6

Settlement

5.2

Other (farm and household tool)

2.6