Potential Contribution Of Wild Edible Plants To Urban Safety Net Beneficiary Households And Determinates Of Collection And Consumption Of The Plants In Addis Ababa.

Globally, wild edible plants (WEPs) have remarkable contribution to poverty alleviation as well asrnfood security. However, its availability is rapidly declining because of decreasing traditionalrnknowledge.Forest related knowledge contributed for metropolitan cities to fight hiddenrnhunger.Nevertheless, households’ inadequate traditional knowledge and poor perception resultsrnunderutilized and ignorance through urban dwellers. The objective of this thesis was to examine thernfactors affecting the households’ decision to participate as collector of WEPs.The study wasrnconducted between December 2019 and May 2020. Data coolection tools such as focus grouprndiscussion, guided field walk, and semi-structured questionnaire were employed in ordert to collectrnprimary data. Data was analyzed using constant comparison technique, descriptive statistics andrnprobit model. In and aroung Gulele Botanic Garden, a total of 105 useful plants were identified andrnof whom 84 plants were edible while 21 plants were used for medicinal purpose. On the other hand,rnwomen were idenfied on average of 5 plant species while men were idenfied merely 1(one) plantrnspecies. Therefore, in this case, women respondnets had better traditional knowledge than men .Inrnthe total households, 51% of respondents were agreed that wild edible plants can be used as anrnalternative food sources during food shortage. Of whom, WEPs’ colectors were accounted as 96%.rnIn a total of 145 households, 42 respondnets were collector of WEPs in the study area. Comparedrnwith men, Female households had 20 % probability to participate in collecting WEPs than men. Forrnevery addition of one family member, the probably of households to collect edible plants wasrnincreased by 17 %. The probability of food taboos affected the informants’ decision to collect WEPsrnby 15%. As recommendation, one important method of conserving such vital traditional knowledge inrnthe new generation is through incorporating it to school curriculum or at least hosting the idea as anrnextracurricular school activity. It is important to design activities that would help in recovering therndisappearing of traditional practices. Local associations, school clubs and societies of interestedrngroups can contribute to that end;

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