Uncultivated Plants and Livelihood Support- a case study from the Chepang people of Nepal

Kamal Prasad Aryal; Åke Berg; Britta Antonsson Ogle

Uncultivated Plants and Livelihood Support- a case study from the Chepang people of Nepal

Kamal Prasad Aryal
, Åke Berg
, Britta Antonsson Ogle

Department of Urban and Rural Development

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Abstract

This study documents the use of un-cultivated food plants, their status and contribution to the livelihoods of the Chepang people of Nepal. Diversity fairs, key informant interviews and household surveys were used to identify use of plants as food, medicine and for cultural reasons. the uses of 85 uncultivated plants ios documented

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	409-422
Number of pages	14
Journal	Ethnobotany Research and Applications
Volume	7
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Shifting cultivation
key-informants
wild food plants
diversity fair
Chepang
Nepal
culture and tradition
food security
in-situ conservation

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Uncultivated Plants and Livelihood Support- a case study from the Chepang people of Nepal

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