The Use of Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetables in the Preparation of Ghanaian Dishes

Darkwa, Sarah

doi:10.4172/2157-7110.1000286

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“…Aesthetically they provide interesting colour and thus potentially appetizing food. Historically with the coming of European settlers and colonialism the traditional vegetables were downgraded and regarded as weeds and thus undesirable [12,13,14]. This was in a way dubbed how Europe underdeveloped Africa.…”

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Decolonization of Indigenous/Traditional Vegetables of the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Southern African Development Community

Masarirambi,

Shongwe,

Nxumalo

et al. 2024

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Indigenous/traditional vegetables have been used since prehistoric times in the Kingdom of Eswatini. They are well appreciated for their nutritional cultural and medicinal value. However, despite their immense importance the advent of colonisation by the Europeans saw the traditional vegetables being declared weeds and thus undesirable. The situation went from bad to worse with modernization and urbanization. There are no statistics about their economic importance. This study aimed to decolonize, document and deliberate on the importance of traditional vegetables in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The study was a qualitative one. Information was sought, through informal surveys, group discussions and a review of existing literature.

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Decolonization of Indigenous/Traditional Vegetables of the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Southern African Development Community

Masarirambi,

Shongwe,

Nxumalo

et al. 2024

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“…Vegetables are highly beneficial for maintaining health and preventing diseases. Dark green leafy vegetables provide high amounts of micro-minerals which play vital roles in nutrient metabolism and retard degenerative diseases (Darkwa and Darkwa, 2013). Vegetables are important dietary sources of nutrients, vitamins and fibre for humans' vital health and wellbeing.…”

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Identifying Popular Indigenous Leafy Vegetables for Sustainable Interest in Vegetable Production in the Tamale Metropolis in the Northern Region of Ghana

Yakubu¹,

Kumah²

2019

IJEAB

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One way of achieving a sustained interest in vegetable production in a catchment area is to identify the most popular vegetable with high demand. The present study determined the Popular Indigenous leafy vegetables in the Tamale Metropolis in the Northern region of Ghana. A structured questionnaire was used to access the requisite data. The items were divided into sections. Most of the items were close-ended questions with few open-ended ones to make room for more different opinions. The questionnaire covered the bio data of leafy vegetable marketers and consumers, buying and selling volumes of leafy vegetables, Leafy vegetable marketers and prospective leafy vegetable consumers were the target population. The population of 60 marketers of leafy vegetables and 274 consumers in the Tamale Metropolis were considered. Respondents (consumers) were chosen as they came to buy leafy vegetables at the market. The data obtained was subjected to one way analysis of variance (ANOVA), using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 16.0). Amaranthus dubius, Corchorus olitorius, and Hibiscus sabdariffa were rated the most popular leafy vegetables.

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Advancing knowledge of West African morning glories: a taxonomic revision ofIpomoeaL. (Convolvulaceae) from Ghana

Williams,

Francisco,

Mewded

et al. 2024

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Ghana's plant diversity is estimated at 2,974 plant species, belonging to 1,077 genera and 173 plant families. However, a Flora of Ghana is yet inexistent: targeted floristic and taxonomic studies are still much needed to document the plant diversity of the country fully at the family, generic and species levels. This is essential for identifying priority conservation areas in the country and support further research in crop wild relatives or medicinal plants, which will help tackle food insecurity and improve livelihoods. In this study, we provide a taxonomic revision of the Ipomoea spp. in Ghana to enhance their identification, conservation and sustainable utilization as food and medicine among other uses. An extensive literature review was carried out, including historical references and online taxonomic databases, to recover information on accepted names, type specimens and synonyms, followed by consultation of herbarium specimens at GC herbaria, to retrieve morphological information and database specimens. Specimen locality information was georeferenced and records plotted onto distribution maps. As a result, this work provides an identification key to the species of Ipomoea spp of Ghana, nomenclatural information, comprehensive morphological descriptions, detailed list of examined specimens, distribution maps and notes on conservation status and traditional plant uses. In total, 28 species are fully described, 20 of which are native and eight introduced from the Americas; five are new records to Ghana.

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The Use of Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetables in the Preparation of Ghanaian Dishes

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Decolonization of Indigenous/Traditional Vegetables of the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Southern African Development Community

Decolonization of Indigenous/Traditional Vegetables of the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Southern African Development Community

Identifying Popular Indigenous Leafy Vegetables for Sustainable Interest in Vegetable Production in the Tamale Metropolis in the Northern Region of Ghana

Advancing knowledge of West African morning glories: a taxonomic revision ofIpomoeaL. (Convolvulaceae) from Ghana

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