Agriculture Reference
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Table 11.1 Categories of networks from mapping process
Main category Sub-category
Explanation
Purchased
Seedling or seeds
The seeds or small plants (seedlings) are
purchased (monetary exchange) at a
market, street stall, pulperı´a (corner store)
or other place
Fruit
The fruit or vegetable is purchased
through monetary exchange and then the
seeds from that fruit are purposively
planted
Given
Plant (seedling), seeds or
fruit given by family member
The plant, seed or fruit is given by a family
member. If fruit given, then seeds from that
fruit are purposively planted
Plant (seedling), seeds or
fruit given by family friend
The plant, seed or fruit is given by a friend.
If fruit given, then seeds from that fruit are
purposively planted
Plant (seedling), seeds or
fruit given by neighbour
The plant, seed or fruit is given by a
neighbour. If fruit given, then seeds from
that fruit are purposively planted
Plant (seedling), seeds or
fruit given at workplace (by
employer, co-worker, etc.)
The plant, seed or fruit is given by someone
at place of work. If fruit given, then seeds
from that fruit are purposively planted
Plant (seedling), seed or
fruit is given by a stranger
The plant, seed or fruit is given by a
stranger. If fruit given, then seeds from that
fruit are purposively plants
Found
Seedling taken from a street
or other public place
A seedling or cutting from plant is taken
from the street, park, main road, etc. (any
public place)
Seedling taken from
stranger's patio
A seedling or cutting is taken from a
stranger's patio (without them knowing)
Other
Plant already there
The plant was there when household was
started
Grew naturally
Either the plant grew from seeds in
household rubbish or by other means
whereby no one in household purposively
planted it
men. Table 11.2 presents the number of plants identified and mapped by type.
The participants categorized their plants and trees according to their primary
use: fruit, medicinal or spice, vegetable, ornamental and shade trees. This
study utilized these categorizations as opposed to taxonomic classification.
Of the total number of plants identified, fruit trees and ornamentals
accounted for 34 per cent and 32 per cent respectively. Indeed, this is evident
in the landscape of the neighbourhood, which has a well-established canopy
