Indigenous fruit trees in the tropics : domestication, utilization and commercialization

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 9
Preface......Page 13
Foreword......Page 17
Acknowledgements......Page 19
1 Setting Priorities among Indigenous Fruit Tree Species in Africa: Examples from Southern, Eastern and Western Africa Regions......Page 21
2 Towards a Domestication Strategy for Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics......Page 48
3 Challenges to Stimulating the Adoption and Impact of Indigenous Fruit Trees in Tropical Agriculture......Page 70
4 Domestication of Trees or Forests: Development Pathways for Fruit Tree Production in South-east Asia......Page 90
5 Homegarden-based Indigenous Fruit Tree Production in Peninsular India......Page 104
6 Native Fruit Tree Improvement in Amazonia: An Overview......Page 120
7 The Domestication of Fruit and Nut Tree Species in Vanuatu, Oceania......Page 140
8 Creating Opportunities for Domesticating and Commercializing Miombo Indigenous Fruit Trees in Southern Africa......Page 157
9 Domestication, Utilization and Marketing of Indigenous Fruit Trees in West and Central Africa......Page 191
10 Improving Rural Livelihoods through Domestication of Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Parklands of the Sahel......Page 206
11 The Role of Indigenous Fruit Trees in Sustainable Dryland Agriculture in Eastern Africa......Page 224
12 Marketing of Indigenous Fruits in Southern Africa......Page 244
13 Economics of On-farm Production of Indigenous Fruits......Page 257
14 Opportunities for Commercialization and Enterprise Development of Indigenous Fruits in Southern Africa......Page 274
15 The Feasibility of Small-scale Indigenous Fruit Processing Enterprises in Southern Africa......Page 293
16 Product Development: Nutritional Value, Processing and Utilization of Indigenous Fruits from the Miombo Ecosystem......Page 308
17 The Role of Institutional Arrangements and Policy on the Conservation, Utilization and Commercialization of Indigenous Fruits in Southern Africa......Page 330
18 Ecology and Biology of Uapaca kirkiana, Strychnos cocculoides and Sclerocarya birrea in Southern Africa......Page 342
19 Germplasm Supply, Propagation and Nursery Management of Miombo Fruit Trees......Page 361
20 Pest Management in Miombo Fruit Trees......Page 389
21 Accelerated Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Fruit and Nut Trees to Enhance Better Livelihoods in the Tropics: Lessons and Way Forward......Page 412
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