An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India
Wild-aromatic Pickle Mango (WPM) is a delicacy and an essential part of traditional culture of forest dwelling communities in the Western Ghats, India. This distinctive type of mango is sour and bitter with very unique and variable aromas. Harvested from the wild for household consumption and for sa...
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| author | Vasudeva, R. Reddy, B.M.C. Sthapit, B.R. Ramanatha Rao, V. |
| author_browse | Ramanatha Rao, V. Reddy, B.M.C. Sthapit, B.R. Vasudeva, R. |
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| description | Wild-aromatic Pickle Mango (WPM) is a delicacy and an essential part of traditional culture of forest dwelling communities in the Western Ghats, India. This distinctive type of mango is sour and bitter with very unique and variable aromas. Harvested from the wild for household consumption and for sale in the central Western Ghats, India, it is a commodity of commerce. It is a major source of income for the rural farmers who are still dependent on the collection of WPM from the forest areas. Some individual households have obtained nearly INR45,000 (about US$ 700) by collection and sale of the WPM either collected from the forest or from their farms. For decades, farmers of the central Western Ghats have been experimenting with identifying and grafting WPM from the wild and ultimately verifying their performance on farm. However, several WPM types are still in the wild and their valuable diversity is shrinking because of harvesting. Network of grafting experts is a locally innovated system wherein a group of experts form an association and offer themselves to work in the farmersRSQUO field to graft rare and valuable WPM varieties. Through this network, farmers were able to collectively identify hundreds of varieties of pickle mangoes that exist in the forest. Overtime, this process has evolved from a social activity to an informal network of expert grafters who offer their expertise in grafting and maintaining pickle mangoes. In the process, hundreds of rare varieties have been conserved. It has the potential to enhance human and social capitals by capacity building, mobilizing awareness and contributing to the conservation of the species. We share the results of a unique initiative undertaken in the central Western Ghats to save these rare mango types. |
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| spelling | CGSpace692562025-11-05T07:30:27Z An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India Vasudeva, R. Reddy, B.M.C. Sthapit, B.R. Ramanatha Rao, V. mangifera indica grafting farmers networks wild plants Wild-aromatic Pickle Mango (WPM) is a delicacy and an essential part of traditional culture of forest dwelling communities in the Western Ghats, India. This distinctive type of mango is sour and bitter with very unique and variable aromas. Harvested from the wild for household consumption and for sale in the central Western Ghats, India, it is a commodity of commerce. It is a major source of income for the rural farmers who are still dependent on the collection of WPM from the forest areas. Some individual households have obtained nearly INR45,000 (about US$ 700) by collection and sale of the WPM either collected from the forest or from their farms. For decades, farmers of the central Western Ghats have been experimenting with identifying and grafting WPM from the wild and ultimately verifying their performance on farm. However, several WPM types are still in the wild and their valuable diversity is shrinking because of harvesting. Network of grafting experts is a locally innovated system wherein a group of experts form an association and offer themselves to work in the farmersRSQUO field to graft rare and valuable WPM varieties. Through this network, farmers were able to collectively identify hundreds of varieties of pickle mangoes that exist in the forest. Overtime, this process has evolved from a social activity to an informal network of expert grafters who offer their expertise in grafting and maintaining pickle mangoes. In the process, hundreds of rare varieties have been conserved. It has the potential to enhance human and social capitals by capacity building, mobilizing awareness and contributing to the conservation of the species. We share the results of a unique initiative undertaken in the central Western Ghats to save these rare mango types. 2015-09 2015-12-16T12:22:00Z 2015-12-16T12:22:00Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69256 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69251 Limited Access application/pdf International Society for Horticultural Science Vasudeva, R.; Reddy, B.M.C.; Sthapit, B.; Rao, V.R. (2015) An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India. In XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): IV International Symposium on Plant Genetic Resources. (Jaenicke, H. et al. (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1101 p. 63-68 ISSN: 0567-7572 |
| spellingShingle | mangifera indica grafting farmers networks wild plants Vasudeva, R. Reddy, B.M.C. Sthapit, B.R. Ramanatha Rao, V. An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India |
| title | An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India |
| title_full | An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India |
| title_fullStr | An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India |
| title_short | An informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild-aromatic pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the Central Western Ghats, India |
| title_sort | informal network of grafting experts to help the communities to conserve and utilize wild aromatic pickle mango mangifera indica diversity in the central western ghats india |
| topic | mangifera indica grafting farmers networks wild plants |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69256 |
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