Table 6 Main crops (traditional and non-traditional) grown in Kilombero District, Tanzania
Crops grown | Responses (%) (n = 215) | |
|---|---|---|
Common names | Botanical names | |
Traditional crops | ||
Paddy | Oryza sativa (L.) | 89 |
Maize | Zea mays (L.) | 89 |
Banana | Musa spp. | 52 |
Coconut | Cocos nucifera (L.) | 1 |
Non-traditional crops | ||
Sesame | Sesamum indicum (L.) | 20 |
Cassava | Manihot esculenta Crantz | 22 |
Sweet potatoes | Ipomoea batatas (L.) | 17 |
Cocoa | Theobroma cacao (L.) | 3 |
Groundnuts | Arachis hypogaea (L.) | 2 |
Pigeon peas | Cajanus cajan (L.) | 13 |
Cow peas | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp | 4 |
Sunflower | Helianthus annuus (L.) | 3 |