Ethnoapicultural investigation to improve conservation status of threatened melliferous agroforestry species with high medicinal and food values in Benin
| Autor: | David Ogouchoro, Philippe Tixier, Anicet G. Dassou, Hospice Gbèwonmèdéa Dassou, Alexandre Dansi, Fifanou G. Vodouhe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Beekeeping F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture Agroforesterie 01 natural sciences Conservation des ressources systèmes agroforestiers Deforestation Plante médicinale Agroforestry business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Plante alimentaire espèce en danger food and beverages Forestry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Plante mellifère Geography Habitat Agriculture Melliferous flower Extensive farming Threatened species 040103 agronomy & agriculture Apiculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Conservation status dégradation des forêts P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières business Agronomy and Crop Science Éthnobotanique 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Agroforestry Systems |
| ISSN: | 1572-9680 0167-4366 |
| Popis: | In northern Benin, several agroforestry species are nectar-producing, with high medicinal and food values. These species are currently threatened by the destruction of their habitats caused by deforestation and agriculture, mainly cotton production. Considering their importance for humans and beekeeping, this investigation was carried out in one of the most important honey production areas in Benin. Individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to identify the medicinal and food plants associated with honey production. Data were collected on food and medicinal uses, beekeepers' preferences in the choice of melliferous species and constraints faced for honey and medicinal species conservation in the areas studied. From these data, 46 species of medicinal and food species were identified as melliferous. Thus, nine new species were added to the list of melliferous species in Benin. Most of the species are also used as sources of human food or medicine in traditional set up. Species preferred by beekeepers were those that provide large amounts of sweet, fragrant hone. It appears that honey from 11 plant species with a high use value was clearly recognized by beekeepers who are involved in various human diseases' treatment. The constraints hampering the management of these melliferous species are extensive farming, animal husbandry, anarchic logging. This study brings us the avenues for modernization of beekeeping and the possibility of producing therapeutic honey. |
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