Importance and seasonality of vegetable consumption and marketing in Burkina Faso
Importance and seasonality of vegetable consumption and marketing in Burkina Faso
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布基纳法索蔬菜消费和营销的重要性和季节性
作者：
O. Mertz;A. Lykke;A. Reenberg
布基纳法索两个农村社区的蔬菜使用量是通过13个家庭一年内的食物日记来量化的。关于偏好的采访、现场登记和市场调查补充了日记。野生物种的使用集中在Parkia biglobosa，Corchorus spp.，指状猴面包树和中肋木棉。至少有五个其他野生物种被提到是重要的，但很少出现在饮食中，表明日记的有用性相比，采访。辣椒，黄秋葵，洋葱，和番茄是最常用的栽培物种。野菜分别占两个社区蔬菜消费总量的35%和59%。大多数产品的供应季节性很强，价格也相应变化。家庭通过烘干产品来弥补季节性，但库存往往不足，需要购买蔬菜。许多研究的蔬菜品种应纳入农业研究和推广计划。
The use of vegetables in two rural communities in Burkina Faso is quantified through the use of food diaries kept by 13 households during one year. Interviews on preferences, field registration, and a market survey supplement the diaries. The use of wild species is concentrated onParkia biglobosa, Corchorus spp.,Adansonia digitata, andBombax costatum. At least five other wild species are mentioned as important but very rarely occur in the diet, indicating the usefulness of diaries compared to interviews.Capsicum frutescens, Abelmoschus esculentus, Allium cepa, andSolanum lycopersicon are the most commonly used cultivated species. Wild vegetables constitute 35% and 59% of the total vegetable consumption in the two communities. Most products are highly seasonal in supply and prices vary accordingly. Households compensate for the seasonality by drying products, but stocks are often insufficient and vegetable purchases needed. Many of the vegetable species studied should be integrated in agricultural research and extension programs.