Table 7 Marketability and collectors of wild edible plants
From: Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Metema and Quara districts, Northwestern Ethiopia
Species | Measuring Unit | Price in Ethiopian birr* | Collector and seller group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Sex | |||
Abelmoschus ficulneus | Cup | 15–20 birr/cup | Youth | Women |
Adansonia digitata | Kg | 50 birr/kg | All age groups | Both sexes |
Balanites aegyptiaca | Cup, kg | 5 birr, 20 birr/kg | Child and Young | Both sexes |
Corchorus olitorius | Fistful | 10–15 birr/handful | All age groups | Women |
Dioscorea praehensilis | Number | 5birr/piece | All age groups | Both sexes |
Diospyros mespiliformis | Cup | 5birr/cup | Child and Youth | Both sexes |
Saba comorensis | Number | 5birr/3 pieces | Child and Youth | Both sexes |
Strychnos innocua | Number | 5birr/ 3 pieces | Child and Youth | Both sexes |
Syzygium guineense | Cup | 5birr/cup | Child and Youth | Both sexes |
Tamarindus indica | Kg | 30–100 birr/kg | All age groups | Both sexes |
Ximenia americana | Cup | 5 birr/cup | Child and Youth | Both sexes |
Ziziphus spina-christi | Cup | 5 birr/cup | Child and Youth | Both sexes |