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| Title: | Diversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda. |
| Authors: | Agea, Jacob G.
Obua, Joseph
Kaboggoza, John R. S.
Waiswa, Daniel |
| Keywords: | Agroforestry
Edible fruits
Gardens
Species diversity
Lira District
Uganda
Traditional farming system |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Citation: | Agea, J.G., Obua, J., Kaboggoza, J.R.S., Waiswa, D. (2007). Diversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 45 (Suppl. 3) |
| Abstract: | A field survey on indigenous fruit tree species (IFTS) was
conducted in Adwari subcounty, Lira district between
August 2004 and March 2005. The objectives were to:
determine IFTS diversity in the traditional farming system;
generate a species priority list, characterize and document
the values of IFTS as perceived by farmers; and develop
criteria for selecting IFTS for on-farm cultivation. A questionnaire
designed to capture socio-economic data was
administered to 120 randomly selected respondents. Farm
walks were conducted to identify and assess the proportion
of farmland under IFTS. Preference ranking was used to
generate a species priority list. On-farm diversity of IFTS
was analyzed using Shannon–Wiener’s diversity index
(H’). DAFOR scale was used to rate occurrence of IFTS onfarm.
The diversity of IFTS was relatively high
(H’ = 2.164) although the average proportion of farmland
under IFTS cover was low (23.3 ± 5%). Vitellaria paradoxa,
Vitex doniana, Anona senegalensis and Tamarindus indica
were most preferred by local people. The choice of IFTS for
on-farm cultivation varied from their food, medicinal to
cash values. There is a need to formulate clear policies and
by-laws to encourage on-farm cultivation of IFTS. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1970 |
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