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Table 8.1. Consumer preferences in Malawi and Zimbabwe for exotic and indigenous fruit trees.

Market survey, Market survey, central Household survey, Market survey,

southern Malawi ( n = 315) a region of Malawi ( n = na) Malawi ( n = 223) b Zimbabwe ( n = na) c

Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted

Rank Species score Species score Species score Species score

1 Mangifera indica 734 Citrus sinensis 279 Mangifera indica 678 Malus domestica 661

2 Citrus sinensis 656 Mangifera indica 177 Persea americana 472 Citrus sinensis 626

3 Malus domestica 548 Psidium guajava 136 Citrus sinensis 291 Uapaca kirkiana 537

4 Uapaca kirkiana 424 Musa paradisiaca 116 Uapaca kirkiana 269 Mangifera indica 531

5 Ziziphus mauritiana 288 Carica papaya 115 Carica papaya 234 Ziziphus mauritiana 377

6 Adansonia digitata 281 Citrus reticulata 105 Musa paradisiaca 199 Azanza garckeana 337

7 Azanza garckeana 220 Citrus limon 73 Psidium guajava 198 Adansonia digitata 278

8 Strychnos cocculoides 178 Uapaca kirkiana 51 Casmiroa edulis 198 Strychnos cocculoides 242

9 - - Persea americana 47 Citrus reticulata 164 - -

10 - - Strychnos cocculoides 41 Ziziphus mauritiana 158 - -

a Adapted and recalculated from Mmangisa (2006).
b J. Mhango and F.K. Akinnifesi (unpublished results, 2002).
c Adapted and recalculated from Ramadhani (2002).