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Appendix 5: Crop biodiversity displayed at Shinji village (Southern Highlands)


NB: S = Staple food crop N=Neglected crops C=Collected crops

1. Group of farmers

Name

Village/Hamlet

Crop sp.

Utilisation category*

Variety/local name

Local (L)/improved (I)

Remarks

Wema group

Shinji A hamlet

Maize

S

Sokosela

L


Njelenjele

L


Chifute

L


Nakakungwe

L


MH41

I

Ex-Malawi

Beans

S

Kigoma

L

New

Maini

L


Ndondo

L


Nambisa

L


Kablanketi

L


Kwaiti

L

White seed

Mwikala

L


Masusu

L


Uyole 84

I


Mwasipenjele

L

Climbing

G/nuts

N

Chizungu

L


Kambani

L

Light colour

Njowa (yowa)

L


Cowpeas

N

Tambaa

L

Prostat

Wima

L

Erect

Simsim

N

Bhusambya

L


Bambaranuts

N

Isungu

L


Pigeon peas

N

Imbange

L

New crop

Green gram

N

choroko

L


Sorghum

N

Tegemeo

I


Nyegho

L

Early

Irish potato

S

viazi

L

New crop

Castor oil

N

Inyemba

L


Finger millet

N

Nyegho

L


Banana

N

Bokeni

L


Harale

L

New variety

Pumpkin

N

Manga

L


Water melon

N

Chimwela

L


Wild Cucumber

C

Masele

L

Food prepared like pumpkin

Other: traditional spear, and needle (for mat making)

Mwangaza group

Shinji B hamlet

Maize

S

Sokosela

L


Nakakungwe

L


Katukumeni

L


Beans

S

Ndondo

L


Mwikalu

L


Kwaiti

L


Mwasipenjele

L


Kablanketi

L


Dry bean straw ash

L

For grain storage

G/nuts

N

Njogwa

L


Kambaini

L


Cowpeas

N

Kunde wima

L


Kunde Tambaa

L


Bambara nuts

N


L

Variety name was not known

Soghum

N

Nyegho

L


Soybean

N


L

From Malawi

Castor

N


L

Variety not known

Numbu

N




Pumpkin

N

Pupwe

L

Dried vegetable leaves

Pulula

L


Manga

L


Masele

C


L

Fruits eaten

C

Mululusha

L

Ethno-botanical for grain storage

C

Nakukungu

L

Root resemble cassava, eaten during hunger

tomato

C


L


Hot pepper





Others: Displayed local music instruments: Locally known Zeze, guirtar

Majengo hamlet

Shinji

Maize

S

Mbandabwe

L


Sokosela

L


Nakakungwe

L


Ganje

L


Beans

S

Nakashabala

L


Kwaiti (kabaya)

L


Mwasipenjele

L


Ndondo

L


Maini

L


Kablanketi

L


Mabula

L


Nabakwe

L


Namazele

L


Mangolo

L


Sokolo

L


Dried leaves


Chifufya

Cowpeas

N


L


Peas

N

Syababa

L


G/nut

N

Kambani

L

Light colour

Kambani

L

Red colour

Mashabala

L


Finger millet

N

Ulezi

L


Pumpkin

N

Manga

L

Pumpkins are locally known as Lunyungu

Masele

L


Tagali

L


Chdadakunda (soap made of fruit pieces)

L


Sorghum

N

Nyegho

L


Bupemba

L


Castor

N


L


sunflower

N


L


Bambara nuts

N

Isungu

L


Others: Bulupa, Nyongwe, Sogoyo, shigolola; all are herbs for grain storage; traditional grain grounding stone, tradidional tea leaves (Lubeba and Nachitasha) and wooden morter traditional cosmetics (from a herb called Chipamba)

Juhudi group

Ndendo hamlet

Maize

S

Baka

L


Njelenjele

L


Finger millet

N

Inyego

L


Beans

S

Ndondo



Jiendeleze

Shinji village

Maize

S

Sokosela

L

Ex-Malawi Ex-Malawi

Ndndawe

L


MH41

I


MH18

I


Njelenjele

L


Popokoni

L


Katukumeni

L


Kirungu

L


Nakakungwe

L


Beans

S

Ndondo



Maini mazumbwi



Nambisa



Mwikala



Kwaiti



Nabakwe



Mwasipenjele



Kigoma



Kasweswe



Sipukupuku



Ndandabale



Kabulangeti



Nakashabala



Masusu



Pigeon peas

N

Ingolanie

L


Nyeupe

L

Light colour

simsim

N


L


Sorghum

N

Ndende

L


Chipira

L


Nakalela

L


Uwele

L


Mpemba

L


Ulezi

N

Nyego

L


Ivopatila

L


Ivovo

L


Castor

N

Inyemba

L


African tomato

N

Nyanya chungu

L


Rice


Kilombero

L


Yam

N

Ichifugho

L


Sunflower


Nyeusi

L

Black colour


Nyeupe

L

White colour

Green gram

N

Kijani

L


Nyeupe

L


Cowpeas

N

Tambaa

L

Prostate

Wima

L

Erect

Nyekundu

L

Red seeded

Bambara nut

N

Nyekundu

L

Red

nyeupe

L

Light seeded

G/nut

N

Kambani

L

Light seeded

Kambani

L

Red seeded

Njogwa

L


Sweet potato

N

Nachibufu

L


Mkombozi

L


Sunga bapina

L


Mwachisa

L


Cassava

N

Mtututmushi

L


Mdundumale

L


Nachisalanze

L


Kapombo

L


Pumpkin

N

Manga

L


Litagali



Iyengala



Uvumbata



Utweswa



Utupindi



Wild cucumber

C

Masele

L


Others: 1. local soap made of shigolole, mpogolo and tatangunde; traditional salt made of chibeya; gourd, rodent trap

2. mwalobaini, mlulusha, nyongwe, cow dung,and red soil, as grain storage chemicals

3. Various grain storage equipments such as Katumba (for maize), chifunda (for groundnuts) Kapombo, kasanga, luselo, and chidunduga.

Hasongwa hamlet

Shinji

Maize

S

Inchancha

L


Bulibuli (mofati)

L


Nachikungwe

L


Mbandawe

L


Beans

S

Mwikala

L


Nchenzya

L


Ndondo

L


Maini

L


Mpopoka

L


Kwaiti

L


Msafiri

L


Kambani

L


Kigoma

L


Msisya

L


Nakabako

L


Nakashsbala

L


Cowpeas

N

Sokolo

L


Unchesya

L


Bambara nuts

N




Pumpkin

N

Inefu

L


Inefu

L


Mzimwa

L


Kwipa

L


Mayengala

L


Matagali

L


Manga

L


Namtana

L


dried leaves


For dry season

Water melon

N


L


Amaranth

N

Mchicha

L


Wild cucumber

C

Masele

C

Cucurbitaceas pp

Banana

N

Broken

L


Harale

L


Livingston potato

N

Numbu

L


Cassava

N

Mbundumale

L


Mwanyeka

L


Sorghum

N

Nyegho

L


Mafuti

L


Indenda

L


Bupemba

L


Masakata

L


G/nuts

N

Kambani

L

Red

Kambani

L

Light seeded

Rice


Zambia

L


Finger millet

N

Nyego ndogo

L

Small grains

Nyego kubwa

L

Big grains

Others: grain storage facilities called chisalaga (basket), isonda (pot), traditional cups (utwesa and utupindu)

Ndendo

Shinji village

Maize

N

Panawe

L


Sokosela

L


MH17

I

Ex- Malawi

Beans

S

Nambisa

L


Ndondo

L


Kwiti

L


Mwasipenjele

L


Maini

L


Kigoma

L


Masusu

L


Mabakwe

L


G/nuts

N

Kambani

L

Light colour

Kambani

L

Red colour

Kambani

L

Cream colour

Mashabala

L


Pumpkin

N

Tagali

L


Uteswa

L


Dried leaves


Known as Chifufye

Sorghum


Kipira

L

Two varieties(white and red grain)

Sweet potato

N

Mbatata

L


Pigeon peas

N

Imbange

L


Simsim

N

Usanbwa

L


Rice

N

India rangi

L


Finger millet

N


L


Kale

N


L


Sweet potatoes

N


L

White and red colour

G/nut

N

Kambani

L

Light colour

Onions

N


L


Pawpaw

N


L


Amaranths

C

Mchicha

L


Imbosho

N


L

Wild fruit tree

Other: Cow dung ash for grain storage, Nyongwe,

Mtima group

Mtima village

Pawpaw

N


L

Variety unknown

Pumpkin

N

Mayengala

L


Water melon

N


L


Wild cucumber

C

Masele

L


Tomato

C


L

Wild tomato

Bambara nut

N


L


G/nut

N

Baka

L

Light colour

Mwafrika

L


Amaranth

C


L


Soybeans

N


L


Green gram

N


L


Maize

S

Njelenjele

L


Nakakungwe

L


Sokosela

L


Chichipa

L

Ex- Malawi

Others: Utupa, mwalubaini, and mnyongwe for grain storage Winnower (Nyungo), wooden mortor (kinu)

Dried beans and amaranths laeves

Nakasale group

Mapogoro village

Maize

S

Kito

I


Njelenjele

L


Beans

S

Mashagoli

L


Kigoma

L


Mashimiko

L


Dried leaves

L

Eaten on dry season

G/nuts

N

Kambani

L


Karangakubwa

L


Chizungu

L


Bambara nut

N


L

One variety was displayed

Cowpeas

N

Tambaa

L


Soybean

N


L


Rice


Mkia rangi

L


Finger

N

Nyegho

L


millet


Shashikuluwe

L


Wild cucumber

C

Masele

L

Fruits eaten

Okra

C


L


Mushroom

C


L


Sorghum

N

Nyegho

L


Pumpkins

N

Nyangala

L


Lyungu

L


Onions

N


L


Others: Displayed, woodern mortor (Kinu) and local kniting tools

Ng'ongo group

Mapogoro village

Maize

S

Njelenjele

L


Sokosela

L


Kito

I


Beans

S

Kigoma

L


Mwasipenjele

L


Mushumike

L


G/nuts

N

Kambani

L


Njogwa

L


Cowpeas

N

Tambaa

L


Pigeon peas

N

Bange

L


Green gram

N




Soybean

N




Finger millet

N

Nyegho

L

Early

Unknown

L

Late maturing

Wild cumber

C

masele



Pumpkin

N

Yengala

L


Manga

L


Itagali

L


Sweet potato

N

Mwakusa

L


Mamakisa

L


Sorghum

N



Two unknown varieties displayed

Rice


Supa india



Ethno botanical

Mululusha

C

Mululusha

L

Plant ash used for grain storage

Others: Utupa, Mwalobaini,and Pupwe (local amaranths) for grain storarge

Namalongol o group

Mapogoro village

Maize

S

Njelenjele

L

From Malawi

Kito popcorn

L


Beans

S

Mwasipenjele

L


Ndondo

L


G/nut

N

Kambani

L


Njowa

L


Pigeon peas

N

Mbange

L


Okra


bamia

L


Bambara nut

N


L


Sorghum

N

Mdenda

L

Have sweet stem for chewing

Pumpkins

N

Yengala

L


Manga

L


Wild cucumber

C

Masele

L


Natwaimba group

Mbebe village

Sunflower



L


Beans

S

Maini

L


Kablanketi

L


Kwaiti

L


Kigoma

L


Soybeans



L


Finger millet

N


L


Rice


Pijo

L


Maize

S

Njelenjele

L


Sokosela

L


Sorghum

N

Mapemba

L


Pumpkin

N

Mgagala

L

Small and big types

Tagali

L


pepper


Paprika


New crop

onions

N


L


Cassava

N

Mdundumale

L


Nachisalansa

L


Wild

C

Masele

L


cucumber





Matalali

C


L


Banana

N


L


Other: Mnyongwe, banana ash, cow dung ash and red soil for grain storage.

Mbebe group

Mbebe village

Maize

S

MH14

I

Ex- Malawi

Katumani

I


Beans

S

Ndondo

L


Bambara nut

N

Isungu

L


Sorghum

N

Indenda

L


Castor oil

N


L


Pumpkin

N


L L

Fruits Dried leaves (chifufye)

Cassava

N

Katapwa

L


Others: mululsha, beans, bean leaves ashes used as salt.

Nambiyili Group

Mbebe

Maize

S

Njelenjele

L


Beans

S

Ndondo

L


Dried laeves


Known as Chifufye

Other: mululusha, for grain storage

Isoka group

Mbebe village

Maize

S

Njelenjele

L





Cassava

N

Chisalanzo

L


Beans

S

Mwasipenjele

L


Nalwenda group

Mbebe village

Maize

S

Sokosela

L

Both are drought tolerant

Ngola

L


Beans

S

Mwasipenjele

L


Ndondo

L


Maini

L


Dried leaves

L


G/nuts

N

Njowa

L


Cowpeas

N

Tambaa

L


Pumpkins

N


L

Seeds displayed

Wild

C

Masele

L


cucumber





Rice

Faya


L


Others: utupa and mwalobaini leaves for grain storage

Mbebe A group

Mbebe village

Maize

S

Njelenjele

L


Beans

S

Ndondo

L


Dried leaves

L

Eaten on dry season

Pumpkin

N

Manga

L


Wild cucumber

C

Masele

L


Mbebe B group

Mbebe village

Maize

S

Njelenjele

L


Castor oil

N

Nyimba

L


Sorghum

N

Ndenda

L


Beans

S

Ndondo

L


Masele

C


L


Mululusha

C


L


Other; Chembetewa, a plant used for grain storage as Mululusha

Msia group

Msia village

Maize

S

Sokosela

L


Mdira

L


Napuyala

L


Lokolo

L


Kito

L


Chitute

L


Bandawe

L


Beans

S

Sipukupuku

L


cowpeas

N


L


G/nuts

N

Baka

L


Mamboleo

L


Pumpkin

N

Tagali

L


Namakangala

L


Wild cucumber

C

Masele

L


Amaranth

C

Mlenda

L

Dried leaves

Sorghum

N

Mapula

L


Masaka

L


Msoma

L


Intenta

L


Upendo

Ilulu

Displayed local manure made of composite and FYM, FYM ashes

Amaranth

C


L

For brewing

Avocado

C


L


Hot pepper

N


L

For storage

Pawpaw

N


L

For washing

leaves





G/nuts

N

Baka

L


Beans

S


L

Puple colour










2. individual farmers

Name

Village/Hamlet

Sex

Crop sp.

Utilisation category *

Variety or local name

Local (L)/improved (I)

Remarks

Msia Paja

Msia

female

Beans

S

Kabanya

L


Also displayed different items, ie.

1. Tatakunda, a local soap made from chopped pieces of pumpkin fruit

2. Muguluka, a plant species whose stem bulks are used as washing soap

3. Kihololo, small fruits are used as washing soap

4. Pupe, a plant whose stem bulks pounded and mixed with water a drink can treat couph

Matisim Siwale

Shinji

Male

Displayed 29 different herbs,ie. Some mentioned were:- Namanyafu for treatment of human pneumonia Nachitusya, and Nantenti both for treatment of human bloting Natuli for infant head disorder traetment Nakakuta, for easening mother delivery problems Soghoyo, for treatment of human peptic ulcers

Leckson Gambi

Shinji

Male

Displayed 15 different herbs for treatment of human diseases

Ernest Ndimbo

Mtima

Male

Displayed: Diferent herbs,ie. Sebe and chighololo both for pneumonia, and Sabhizi for facilitating mothers on delivery difficulties.


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