Nutritional Value and Utilization of Yams (Dioscorea steriscus) by Residents of Bindura Town High Density Suburbs, Zimbabwe

Table 4

(a) Selling of D. steriscus and its availability (). (b) Availability of D. steriscus tuber in Bindura local market.

(a)

Quantity sold		Frequency of selling D. steriscus
kg	%	Frequency	%
10–15	20	1-2 times per week	76.3
16–20	36.7	1-2 times monthly	6.7
21–25	36.7	Once every 3 weeks	3.3
≥26	6.7	Once a month	3.3
Total	100.0		100.0

(b)

Availability of D. steriscus throughout the year
		Percentage ()
Season/time	June–December	56.7
	July–December	9.3
	May–December	6.7
	June–November	23.3
	Throughout the year	3.3