The aim of this work is to inventory Edible Wild Fruit Species (EWFS) highly consumed by local people during food shortage periods in Togo. Ethnobotanical surveys were carried out in four ecological zones (I, II, I...The aim of this work is to inventory Edible Wild Fruit Species (EWFS) highly consumed by local people during food shortage periods in Togo. Ethnobotanical surveys were carried out in four ecological zones (I, II, III & IV) involving a sample of 433 persons from 29 ethnic groups. Semi-structured interview, field observation, group discussions were used to collect data. Food shortage periods were defined using the agricultural calendar of main crops in three ecological zones (I, II, & III). One hundred and one EWFS belonging to 84 genera and 39 families were inventoried. The three main types of use of the EWFS were direct consumption, condiments and medicines. Twenty among the 101 EWFS recorded were highly consumed during food shortage periods with respectively 15 EWFS in ecological I, 14 in zone 1I and 12 in ecological zone III. All edible fruits consumed during food shortage periods were fresh fruits with abundant pulp. Six fruit species were sold to bring income to local households. These species were those which benefit from conservation measures through their husbandry in agroforestry systems.展开更多
文摘The aim of this work is to inventory Edible Wild Fruit Species (EWFS) highly consumed by local people during food shortage periods in Togo. Ethnobotanical surveys were carried out in four ecological zones (I, II, III & IV) involving a sample of 433 persons from 29 ethnic groups. Semi-structured interview, field observation, group discussions were used to collect data. Food shortage periods were defined using the agricultural calendar of main crops in three ecological zones (I, II, & III). One hundred and one EWFS belonging to 84 genera and 39 families were inventoried. The three main types of use of the EWFS were direct consumption, condiments and medicines. Twenty among the 101 EWFS recorded were highly consumed during food shortage periods with respectively 15 EWFS in ecological I, 14 in zone 1I and 12 in ecological zone III. All edible fruits consumed during food shortage periods were fresh fruits with abundant pulp. Six fruit species were sold to bring income to local households. These species were those which benefit from conservation measures through their husbandry in agroforestry systems.