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Potential for Commercialization and Value Chain Improvement of Wild Food and Medicinal Plants for Livelihood Enhancement in Uganda
Akankwasah Barirega, John RS Tabuti, Patrick Van Damme, Jacob Godfrey Agea and Vincent Muwanika
Corresponding Author: Akankwasah Barirega
Submitted: 2011 August, 10
Accepted: 2012 Januray, 04
Published: 2012 March, 10 |
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Uganda is endowed with a wide diversity of wild plant species that can be commercialized for
livelihood enhancement and poverty reduction. These wild plants are increasingly becoming a valuable source
of livelihoods for many people through household use as well as trading as medicine, food and craft materials.
However existing literature on commercialization of wild food and medicinal plants in Uganda is largely
anecdotal and disjointed. In this review, we analyze available literature on importance of wild plants in
sustaining people’s livelihoods, value chains as production and marketing approaches in commercialization of
wild plants, the demand and supply for wild plants products and its implication for commercialization of wild
food and medicinal plants, ecological implications for commercializing wild plants and the potential for wild
plant commercialization to contribute to household income. The literature points to gaps in literature, which
necessitate further studies to assess the importance of wild plants in the daily life of households, market
potential of the wild plants and their contribution to the local people’s livelihoods.
Key words: Commercialization, demand and supply, household income, poverty reduction, Uganda, value chains, wild food and medicinal plants
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Akankwasah Barirega, John RS Tabuti, Patrick Van Damme, Jacob Godfrey Agea and Vincent Muwanika, . Potential for Commercialization and Value Chain Improvement of Wild Food and Medicinal Plants for Livelihood Enhancement in Uganda. Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, (2): 108-116.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-0778
ISSN (Print): 2041-076X |
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