Socio‑economic factors influencing Afzelia africana Sm. use value and traditional knowledge in Uganda: implications for sustainable management

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dc.contributor.authorBiara, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorEgeru, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorMensah, Sylvanus
dc.contributor.authorBiira Salamula, Jenipher
dc.contributor.authorKadigo, Mark Marvin
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-18T10:25:35Z
dc.date.available2022-10-18T10:25:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAfzelia africana Sm. is a highly valued multi-purpose and overexploited tree species in Africa. Ethnobotany of A. africana can guide its sustainable usage, yet there is limited information on such aspect for the species in Uganda. Here, we assessed use values of A. africana and users’ traditional knowledge, and how they relate to plant parts and socioeconomic factors including ethnicity, gender, education, age, marital status, profession, household size, income, land size and livestock ownership. Two hundred face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted. Use values were assessed based on plant part value (PPV) and use value per use category ( UVk), while users’ traditional knowledge was compared using overall use value (OUV) and reported use value (RUV). All plant parts were used, with stem (PPV = 41.4%), seeds (19.6%) and leaves (19.3%) being the most important. Nine plant use categories were enumerated, with most dominant being material ( UVk = 0.63), followed by social (0.49) and fuel wood (0.41). Bark and root were mostly used for medicinal purpose, and branch and stem for fuelwood and material, respectively. Men and youngsters had higher OUV than females and older people, respectively. In particular, men frequently mentioned the use in agriculture, for fuelwood, environment and medicine, while women reported social use. Although socio-cultural group did not influence significantly OUV and RUV, multivariate analyses revealed differentiation in use category according to socio-cultural group. Land size also predisposed informants to report more uses for the species. Taking these significant socio-economic factors into account in participative forest management will facilitate A. africana sustainable use.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBiara, E., Egeru, A., Mensah, S., Salamula, J. B., & Kadigo, M. M. (2021). Socio-economic factors influencing Afzelia africana Sm. use value and traditional knowledge in Uganda: implications for sustainable management. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(2), 2261-2278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00673-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00673-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4943
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEnvironment, Development and Sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectEthnobotanyen_US
dc.subjectSocio-cultural groupen_US
dc.subjectMulti-purpose tree speciesen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectTraditional knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleSocio‑economic factors influencing Afzelia africana Sm. use value and traditional knowledge in Uganda: implications for sustainable managementen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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