Into the urban wild: Collection of wild urban plants for food and medicine in Kampala, Uganda

•We explored the prevalence and determinants of urban wild plant collection in Kampala.•Nearly half of the respondents collected urban wild plants.•Predictive variables of wild plant collectors are wealth status, age and location.•The majority of wild plants collected are used as medicine.•Food plan...

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Published in:Land use policy 2017-04, Vol.63, p.67-77
Main Authors: Mollee, Eefke, Pouliot, Mariève, McDonald, Morag A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulators
Collection
Collectors
Diet
Flowers & plants
Food
Food plants
Human ecology
Income
Land use
Livelihoods
Medicinal plants
Medicine
Natural resource management
Natural resources
Non-timber forest products
Peri-urban areas
Plant resources
Population studies
Residents
Respondents
Safety net
Seasonal variations
Traditions
Urban areas
Urban ecosystems
Urban planning
Urban populations
Urbanization
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Summary:•We explored the prevalence and determinants of urban wild plant collection in Kampala.•Nearly half of the respondents collected urban wild plants.•Predictive variables of wild plant collectors are wealth status, age and location.•The majority of wild plants collected are used as medicine.•Food plant collection appears to be more seasonal. In sub-Saharan Africa, many people depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. While urbanisation causes landscape changes, little is known of how this process affects the use of wild plant resources by urban populations. This study contributes to addressing this knowledge gap by exploring the prevalence and determinants of urban collectors of wild plants in Kampala, Uganda. During February to August 2015, 93 structured interviews were conducted in inner, outer, and peri-urban areas of the city. The findings in this study show that urban wild plants are used by almost half (47%) of the respondents, mainly for medicinal purposes but also as a complement to diets. The findings further indicate that residents with lower income, of younger age (
ISSN:0264-8377
1873-5754
DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.01.020