Wild Edible Plants of the Sikkim Himalaya: Marketing, Value Addition and Implications for Management

Sundriyal, Manju; Sundriyal, R. C.

doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0300:wepots]2.0.co;2

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“…However, the availability of several of the most popular fruit species had decreased markedly. Furthermore, destructive harvesting techniques and increasing market pressures were rapidly depleting wild populations [102,103].…”

Section: Sustainable Use Of Nwfps and Threats To The Resource Basementioning

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The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets

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Abstract:With the growing demands from a population expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, it is unclear how our current global food system will meet future food needs. Ensuring that all people have access to adequate and nutritious food produced in an environmentally and socio-culturally sustainable manner is one of the greatest challenges of our time. -Sustainable diets‖ have been proposed as a multidimensional framework to address the need for nutritious and adequate food in the context of the many challenges facing the world today: reducing poverty and hunger, improving environmental health, enhancing human well-being and health, and strengthening local food networks, sustainable livelihoods and cultural heritage. This paper examines the contribution of forests and trees to sustainable diets, covering among others, nutritional, cultural, environmental and provisioning aspects. The literature reviewed highlight major opportunities to strengthen the contribution of forest and tree foods to sustainable diets. However, several constraints need to be removed. They relate to: cultural aspects, sustainable use of non-wood forest products, organization of forest food provisioning, limited knowledge of forest food composition, challenges in adapting management of forests and trees to account for forest foods, and in integrating forest biodiversity into complex landscapes managed for multiple benefits. Finally, the paper identifies research OPEN ACCESS Sustainability 2013, 5 4798 gaps and makes recommendations to enhance the contribution of forest foods to sustainable diets through increased awareness and better integration of information and knowledge on nutritious forest foods into national nutrition strategies and programs.

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Section: Sustainable Use Of Nwfps and Threats To The Resource Basementioning

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The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets

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“…Hence, ferns are promising bioresources for the discovery of bioactive compounds that can be exploited for the development of nutraceutical, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products [1,2]. biserrata are edible ferns [3][4][5][6]. Besides being consumed as vegetable, B. orientale is used as a folk remedy for conditions including boils, headache, and flu [4].…”

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Evaluation of Glucosidase Inhibitory and Cytotoxic Potential of Five Selected Edible and Medicinal Ferns

Chai¹,

Yeoh²,

Ismail³

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Trop. J. Pharm Res

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“…The low weekly volumes of WSWFPs such as (Sundriyal and Sundriyal, 2004). Thus, increasing demand and prices of WSWFPs especially in the context of the present study could perhaps, be considered an opportunity to promote sustainable utilization and management of edible wild food plants.…”

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“…As compared to other places elsewhere, the number of WSWFPs traded in the present study is quite high. For instance in Sikkim Himalaya, Sundriyal and Sundriyal (2004) reported that out of 190 wild edible species that are consumed as food in the region, only about 24% are brought to the local markets. In nearly all instances, the findings of this study indicated that WSWFPs were not the primary product sold by traders that deal in WSWFPs.…”

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Impediments, opportunities and strategies to enhance trade of wild and semi-wild food plants in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Uganda

Agea¹,

Obaa²,

Kimondo³

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Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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This study assessed the market conduct and performance of wild and semi-wild food plants (WSWFPs) traded in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Uganda. A rapid market survey (RMS) was conducted in 17 local markets in Kibanda County. Market prices and weekly volumes of traded WSWFPs were compared with some of the selected conventional food plants traded in the same locality. Weekly volumes of traded WSWFPs based on the usual units of the measurement (including bundles and heaps) within the markets were estimated per species sold. The profit margin was computed per traded species. Transport expenses were excluded in the cost computation because only 4% of the traders incurred transport expenses in form of hired bicycles. Out of 62 WSWFPs belonging to 31 botanical families documented as edible in the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, about 47% belonging to 12 botanical families were traded in formal and informal markets. Market information system was largely rudimentary and undeveloped, and traders rely mainly on information from fellow traders as well as their customers to make market decisions. Traded products were primarily delivered to markets on foot and using bicycles. Currently, there are no definite or formal mechanisms of setting prices of traded WSWFPs; most traders relied on the daily market demand, time and risks involved in gathering process, information of the price of substitute food and prices from other areas, knowledge of the past seasons' prices, and on the costs incurred from the suppliers. With exception of few species such as Physalis peruviana and Basella alba, weekly volumes of traded WSWFPs were low as compared to most conventional food crops. On the other hand, prices of most traded WSWFPs were generally similar to those of alternative conventional food plants marketed in the area. Some WSWFPs like Hibiscus acetosella, B. alba and Hyptis spicigera (seeds), had higher market prices per unit measurement as compared to the related conventional food plants. Average weekly profits yielded from the trade of various WSWFPs were moderate and ranged from UGX 764.5 to 6754.2 (USD 0.38 to 3.36). The highest return came from species such as H. spicigera, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Aframomum angustifolium, Borassus aethiopum, B. alba, Solanum nigrum, Aframomum alboviolaceum and Canarium schweinfurthii.

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Wild Edible Plants of the Sikkim Himalaya: Marketing, Value Addition and Implications for Management

Cited by 50 publications

References 15 publications

The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets

The Contribution of Forests and Trees to Sustainable Diets

Evaluation of Glucosidase Inhibitory and Cytotoxic Potential of Five Selected Edible and Medicinal Ferns

Impediments, opportunities and strategies to enhance trade of wild and semi-wild food plants in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Uganda

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