Product development: Nutritional value, processing and utilization of indigenous fruits from the miombo ecosystem

Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics: Domestication, Utillization and Commercialization

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 288-309

  Saka, J D K ^a   Kadzere, Irene ^b   Ndabikunze, Bernadette K ^c   Akinnifesi, Festus K ^d   Tiisekwa, Bendantunguka P M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Chemistry and Soils Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890222726     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

References (49)

1. Akinnifesi, F.K. (2001) Domestication: tapping the unexplored wealth of indigenous fruit trees in Malawi. Horticulture 3, 9-14.
2. Akinnifesi, F.K., Kwesiga, F., Mhango, I., Mkonda, A., Chilanga, T. and Swai, R. (2004) Domesticating priority miombo indigenous fruit trees as a promising livelihood option for smallholder farmers in southern Africa. Acta Horticulturae 632, 15-30.
3. Akinnifesi, F.K., Kwesiga, F.R., Mhango, J., Mkonda, A., Chilanga, T., Kadu, C.C.A., Kadzere, I., Mithöfer, D., Saka, J.D.K., Sileshi, G., Ramadhani, T. and Dhliwayo, P. (2006) Towards the development of miombo fruit tree as commercial tree crop in southern Africa. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 16, 103-121.
4. Boffa, J.M., Yameogo, G., Nikiem, P. and Knudson, D.M. (1996) Shea nut (Vitellaria paradoxa) production and collection in agroforestry parklands of Burkina Faso. In: Leakey, R.R.B., Temu, A.B., Melnyk, M. and Vantomme, P. (eds) Domestication and Commercialization of Non-timber Products of Agroforestry Systems. Proceedings of an International Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-23 February 1996. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, pp. 110-122.
5. Brand, J.C., Cherikoff, V. and Truswell, A.S. (1985) The composition of aboriginal bushfoods. 3. Seeds and nuts. Food Technology Journal of Australia 37, 276-279.
6. Dietz, H.M. (1999) Opportunities and potential for processing of horticultural products by small entrepreneurs. Project 95.2254.1-001.00. Promotion of Horticulture, Malawi, March/April, 1999, 34 pp.
7. Ennis, D.M., Keeping, L., Chin-ting, J. and Ross, N. (1979) Consumer evaluation of the inter-relationships between the sensory components of commercial orange juices and drinks. Journal of Food Science 44, 1011-1016.
8. FAO (1989) Forestry and Food Security. FAO Forestry Paper 90. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 128 pp.
9. Grivetti, L.E. (1979) Kalahari agro-pastoral hunter getherers: the Tswana example. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 7, 235-256.
10. Grivetti, L.E., Frentezl, C.J., Ginseberg, K.E., Howell, K.L. and Ogle, B.M. (1987) Bush food and edible weeds of agriculture: perspective on dietary use of wild plant in Africa, their role in maintaining human nutritional status and implication for agriculture development. In: Akhtar, R. (ed.) Health and Diseases in Tropical Africa: Geographical and Medical Viewpoints. Harwood, London, pp. 51-81.
11. Gross, J. (1991) Pigments in Vegetables: Chlorophylls and Carotenoids. AVI Books, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
12. Ham, C. and Akinnifesi, F.K. (2006) Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania: priority fruit species and products for tree domestication and commercialization. World Bank IK Notes No. 96. The World Bank, Washington, DC, 4 pp.
13. Humpry, C.M., Clegg, M.S. and Keen, C.L. (1993) Food diversity and drought survival: the Hausa example. International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition 44, 1-16.
14. Kadzere, I., Hove, L., Gatsi, T., Masarirambi, M.T., Tapfumaneyi, L., Maforimbo, E. and Magumise, I. (2004) Domestication of indigenous fruits: post harvest fruit handling practices and traditional processing of indigenous fruits in Zimbabwe. In: Rao, M.R. and Kwesiga, F.R. (eds) Proceedings of the Regional Agroforestry Conference on Agroforestry Impacts on Livelihood in Southern Africa: Putting Research into Practice. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, pp. 353-363.
15. Kavishe, F.P. (1993) Nutrition: Relevant Actions in Tanzania. Monograph Series No. 1. Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Dar es Salaam, pp. 1-8.
16. Klopotek, Y., Oho, K. and Bohm, V. (2005) Processing strawberries to different products alters contents of vitamin C, total phenolics, total anthocyanins, and antioxidant capacity. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 53, 5640-5646.
17. Krige, M., Hansmann, C. and Akinnifesi, F. (2006) Guide to Indigenous Fruit Processing. World Agroforestry Centre and CP Wild Research Alliance, Nairobi, 23 pp.
18. Kwesiga, F., Akinnifesi, F.K., Ramadhani, T., Kadzere, I. and Saka, J. (2000) Domestication of indigenous fruit trees of the miombo in southern Africa. In: Shumba, E.M., Lusepani, E. and Hangula, R. (eds) The Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Fruit Trees in the SADC Region. Proceedings of a SADC Tree Seed Centre Technical Meeting held in Windhoek, Namibia, 13-15 March, 2000. SADC Tree Seed Centre Network/SADC/ FAO/CIDA Strategy Workshop, Windhoek, Namibia, pp. 8-24.
19. Ladipo, D.O., Fondoun, J.M. and Gaga, N. (1996) Domestication of bush mango (Irvinglia spp.): the exploitable intraspecific varieties in west and central Africa. In: Leakey, R.R.B., Temu, A.B., Melnyk, M. and Vantomme, P. (eds) Domestication and Commercialization of Non-timber Products of Agroforestry Systems. Proceedings of an International Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-23 February 1996. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, pp. 193-205.
20. Lamien, N., Sidibe, A. and Bayala, J. (1996) Use and commercialisation of non-timber forest products in western Burkina Faso. In: Leakey, R.R.B., Temu, A.B., Melnyk, M. and Vantomme, P. (eds) Domestication and Commercialization of Non-timber Products of Agroforestry Systems. Proceedings of an International Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-23 February 1996. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, pp. 51-64.
21. Leakey, R.R.B. and Ladipo, D.O. (1999) Potential for novel food products from agroforestry trees: a review. Food Chemistry 66, 1-14.
22. Lutham, M.C. (1997) Human Nutrition in the Developing World. FAO Food and Nutrition Series No. 29. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 508 pp.
23. Lyimo, M., and Tiisekwa, B.P.M. (2000) Income generation project for women group in Kipera village. End of project report. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 15 pp.
24. Maghembe, J.A., Simons, A.J., Kwesiga, F. and Rarieya, M. (1998) Selecting Indigenous Fruit Trees for Domestication in Southern Africa: Priority Setting with Farmers in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Nairobi, 94 pp.
25. Ndabikunze, B.K., Chamshama, S.A.O., Tiisekwa, B.P.M. and Mugasha, A.G. (2000) Nutrition and utilization of indigenous tree food sources in Tanzania. In: Shumba, E.M., Lusepani, E. and Hangula, R. (eds) The Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Fruit Trees in the SADC Region. Proceedings of a SADC Tree Seed Centre Technical Meeting held in Windhoek, Namibia, 13-15 March 2000. SADC Tree Seed Centre Network/SADC/FAO/CIDA Strategy Workshop, Windhoek, Namibia, pp. 56-61.
26. Ngwira, T.N. (1996) Utilization of local fruit in wine making. In: Leakey, R.R.B., Temu, A.B., Melnyk, M. and Vantomme, P. (eds) Domestication and Commercialization of Non-timber Products of Agroforestry Systems. Proceedings of an International Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-23 February 1996. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, pp. 188-191.
27. Nordeide, M.B., Hatloy, A., Folling, M., Lied, E. and Oshaug, A. (1996) Nutrient composition and nutritional importance of green leaves and wild food resources in agricultural district, Koutiala, in southern Mali. International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition 47, 455-468.
28. NRC/NAS (National Research Council/ National Academy of Sciences) (1989) Recommended Dietary Allowances, 10th edn. Reports of the sub-committee on the tenth edition of RDAs, Food and Nutrition Board, Commission on Life Sciences. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 85 pp
29. NSO (1999) National Statistics Office Draft Annual External Trade Report 1999. National Statistics Office, Zomba, Malawi, 543 pp.
30. Rajabiun, S. (2001) HIV/AIDS: A Guide for Nutrition, Care and Support. Technical Assistance Project. Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC, 55 pp.
31. Ramadhani, T. (2002) Marketing of Indigenous Fruits in Zimbabwe. Socio-economic Studies on Rural Development, Vol. 129. Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk., Kiel, Germany.
32. SAFIRE (2005) Uapaca kirkiana Processing Technical Guide. Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources, Harare, 12 pp.
33. Saka, J.D.K. (1994) The nutritional value of edible indigenous fruits: present research and future directions. In: Maghembe, J.A., Ntupanyama, Y. and Chirwa, P.W. (eds) Improvement of Indigenous Fruit Trees of the Miombo. International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, pp. 50-57.
34. Saka, J.D.K. and Msonthi, J.D. (1994) Nutritional value of edible fruits of indigenous wild trees in Malawi. Forestry Ecology and Management 64, 245-248.
35. Saka, J.D.K., Mhango, J.M. and Chilanga, T.G. (2001) Physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of Uapaca kirkiana and Strychnos cocculoides products. Malawi Journal of Science and Technology 7, 123-128.
36. Saka, J.D.K., Mwendo-Phiri, E. and Akinnifesi, F.K. (2002) Community processing and nutritive value of some miombo indigenous fruits in central and southern Malawi. In: Kwesiga, F., Ayuk, E. and Agumya, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 14th Southern Africa Regional Review and Planning Workshop, 3-7 September 2001, Harare, Zimbabwe. ICRAF Regional Office, Harare, pp. 165-169.
37. Saka, J.D.K., Swai, R., Mkonda, A., Schomburg, A., Kwesiga, F.K. and Akinnifesi, F.K. (2004) Processing and utilisation of indigenous fruits of the miombo in southern Africa. In: Rao, M.R. and Kwesiga, F.K. (eds) Proceedings of Regional Agroforestry Conference on Agroforestry Impacts on Livelihoods in Southern Africa: Putting Research into Practice: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, pp. 343-352.
38. Saka, J.D.K., Rapp, I., Akinnifesi, F.K., Ndolo, V. and Mhango, J. (2007) Physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of Uapaca kirkiana, Strychnos cocculoides, Adansonia digitata and Mangifera indica fruit products. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 44, 836-841.
39. Simons, A.J. (1996) ICRAF's strategy for domestication of non-wood tree products. In: Leakey, R.R.B., Temu, A.B., Melnyk, M. and Vantomme, P. (eds) Domestication and Commercialization of Non-timber Products of Agroforestry Systems. Proceedings of an International Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-23 February 1996. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, pp. 8-22.
40. Smith, G.C., Clegg, M.S., Keen, C.L. and Grivetti, L.E. (1995) Mineral value of selected plant foods common to southern Burkina Faso and to Niamey, Niger, West Africa. International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition 47, 41-53.
41. Tembo, D. (2006) Physicochemical characteristics of some priority indigenous fruits growing in Malawi. MSc Thesis, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi, 78 pp.
42. Thiong'o, M.K., Kingori, S. and Jaenicke, H. (2002) The taste of the wild: variation in the nutritional quality of the marula fruits and opportunities for domestication. Acta Horticulturae 575, 237-244.
43. Tiisekwa, B.P.M., Ndabikunze, B.K., Samson, G. and Juma, M. (2004) Suitability of some indigenous tree fruits for manufacturing juices and jams in Tanzania. In: Rao, M.R. and Kwesiga, F.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Regional Agroforestry Conference on Agroforestry Impacts on livelihoods in Southern Africa: Putting Research into Practice. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, pp. 331-335.
44. Van Vlaenderen, H. (1999) Local knowledge: what is it and why and how do we capture it? In: Proceedings of First National Workshop on Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems (LinKS) to Strengthen Agricultural and Rural Development, 22-23 June, 1999 Morogoro, Tanzania, pp. 4-9.
45. Van Vlaenderen, H. and Nkwinti, G. (1993) Participatory research as a tool for community development. Development Southern Africa 10, 211-228.
46. Velho, C.C., Whipkey, A. and Janick, J. (1990) Cupuassu: a new beverage crop in Brazil. In: Janick, J. and Simon, J.E. (eds) Advances in New Crops. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, pp. 372-375.
47. Wehmeyer, A.S. (1966) The nutrient composition of some edible wild fruits in the Transvaal. South African Medical Journal 40, 1102-1104.
48. Williamson, J. (1975) Useful Plants of Malawi. Revised edition. University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi, 336 pp.
49. Zafrilla, P., Ferreres, F. and Barberian, F.A. (2001) Effects of processing and storage on the antioxidant, ellagic acid derivatives and flavonoids of red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) jams. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 49, 3651-3655.