Utilization of woody plants as food in times of food scarcity in selected dryland areas of Iringa district, Tanzania
Abstract
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Iringa District in Tanzania is a semi-arid area that is prone to
frequent crop failures. Food insecurity is widespread and often
the communities use woody plants as alternative source of
livelihood. Although the use of woody plants as food during
food scarcity is widely known, still, the knowledge of the useful
woody plants, prefered woody plants, species regeneration/
population structure, density, frequency, nutritinal values and
conservation priorities is insufficiently known. Therefore, this
study will compile floristic checklist, species preferences,
population ecology of key woody plants, nurtitional qualities and
conservation priorities in Iringa drylands.
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