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Table 9 Types of NTFPs as adaptation to climate change effects by gender in Kilombero District, Tanzania

From: Forest adjacent households’ voices on their perceptions and adaptation strategies to climate change in Kilombero District, Tanzania

NTFPs

Responses (%) (n = 215)

Male

Female

Wild mushrooms

54

46

Construction materials (thatch grass, withies, ropes, poles)

12

13

Firewood

14

15

Edible fruits

3

3

Edible tubers

14

10

Medicinal plants

3

4

Malala [H. compressa (H) Wendel.]

53

27

Ukindu (P. reclinata Jacq.)

13

23