Inventorying diversity, use and conservation status of indigenous fruit and nut species of Nepal for developing conservation through use strategies

In each village, indigenous fruit and nut species were surveyed in at least four homegardens as well as in forests, fallows, along roadsides, and in markets, if available. Information about the species’ local names, life form, conservation status, seasonal availability, consumption patterns and market value was gathered by interviewing homegardeners, villagers and fruit traders, together with personal observations and reviewing literature. Nirmala Joshi1, Brigitte L. Maass2 and Katja Kehlenbeck3