Wild Food Plants and Trends in Their Use: From Knowledge and Perceptions to Drivers of Change in West Sumatra, Indonesia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F20%3A82066" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/20:82066 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/9/1240" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/9/1240</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9091240" target="_blank" >10.3390/foods9091240</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Wild Food Plants and Trends in Their Use: From Knowledge and Perceptions to Drivers of Change in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Original language description
Wild food plants (WFPs) are often highly nutritious but under-consumed at the same time. This study aimed to document the diversity of WFPs, and assess perceptions, attitudes, and drivers of change in their consumption among Minangkabau and Mandailing women farmers in West Sumatra. We applied a mixed-method approach consisting of interviews with 200 women and focus group discussions with 68 participants. The study documented 106 WFPs (85 species), and Minangkabau were found to steward richer traditional knowledge than Mandailing. Although both communities perceived WFPs positively, consumption has declined over the last generation. The main reasons perceived by respondents were due to the decreased availability of WFPs and changes in lifestyle. The contemporary barriers to consuming WFPs were low availability, time constraints, and a limited knowledge of their nutritional value. The key motivations for their use were that they are free and unpolluted natural foods. The main drivers of change were soc
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40101 - Agriculture
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Foods
ISSN
2304-8158
e-ISSN
2304-8158
Volume of the periodical
9
Issue of the periodical within the volume
9
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
22
Pages from-to
0-0
UT code for WoS article
000581244400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85090877684