Domestication of some indigenous fruit trees: South African experience | The domestication and commercialisation of indigenous fruit trees in the SADC region
2000
Ngcobo, N. | Shumba, E. M. | Lusepani, E. | Hangula
Woody ecosystems are under serious threat and innovative ways are needed to ensure their sustainable conservation, development and utilisation. Fruit species are not the most endangered trees in terms of destructive harvesting. However, increasing demand for arable land, together with the increasing cutting for wood and medicinal use is leading to a significant decline in the number of fruit trees. This is problematic because in many rural households, people's diets are to a large extent dependant on access to wild fruits. Furthermore, most rural women derive a large part of their income form selling indigenous fruits and fruit products.
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