Diversity of the Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species of Importance in Benin

Table 2

Crop category, evaluation and prioritization of the neglected and underutilized crop species in Benin.

Species	EOC	DOC	EOP	NV	MV	CHI	ADY	CWE	MAV	MU	Average values
Cereals
Pennisetum glaucum*	Countrywide	High	Regionwide	High	Low	High	Average	Average	Average	High	5.8
Sorghum bicolor*	Regionwide	High	Restricted	High	Low	High	Low	High	Average	High	5.4
Digitaria exilis*	Restricted	High	Restricted	High	Low	High	Low	High	Average	High	5.2
Root and tuber crops
Dioscorea dumetorum*	Countrywide	Low	Regionwide	Average	Average	High	Low	High	High	High	5.6
Ipomea batatas*	Countrywide	High	Regionwide	Average	Low	High	Average	High	Average	Average	5.6
Cyperus esculentus*	Countrywide	Low	Restricted	Low	High	Average	Low	High	High	High	5.2
Colocasia esculenta	Restricted	Low	Restricted	Average	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	3.2
Leafy Vegetables
Launaea taraxacifolia*	Countrywide	High	Countrywide	Average	Average	Average	High	High	Average	High	6.2
Sesamum radiatum*	Regionwide	High	Regionwide	High	High	High	Average	High	High	Average	6.2
Crassocephalum rubens*	Countrywide	Average	Countrywide	High	High	High	High	Average	Low	Average	6
Crassocephalum crepidioides*	Countrywide	Average	Countrywide	High	High	High	High	Average	Low	Average	6
Corchorus olitorius*	Regionwide	Average	Countrywide	Average	Average	High	Average	Average	Average	High	5.6
Justicia tenella*	Regionwide	High	Region wide	High	Average	Average	Average	High	Average	Average	5.6
Acmella oleracea*	Regionwide	Average	Restricted	High	High	Average	Average	Average	Average	Average	5.2
Bidens pilosa*	Restricted	Average	Regionwide	Average	Average	High	Average	Average	Average	Average	5
Vitex doniana	Restricted	Average	Region wide	Average	Low	Average	Low	Average	Average	Average	4.4
Ceratotheca sesamoides*	Regionwide	Low	Restricted	Low	Low	Low	High	Low	Average	Average	4
Cleome gynandra*	Regionwide	Low	Restricted	Average	High	Low	Low	Low	Low	Average	4
Talinum triangulare	Restricted	Low	Restricted	Low	Low	Average	Low	Low	Average	Low	3.4
Telfairia occidentalis	Restricted	Average	Restricted	Low	Low	Average	Low	Low	Low	Low	3.4
Pulses
Macrotyloma geocarpum*	Countrywide	High	Regionwide	High	Average	High	Average	High	High	High	6.4
Vigna subterranea*	Regionwide	Average	Countrywide	Average	Average	High	Low	High	High	High	5.8
Cajanus cajan*	Restricted	High	Countrywide	Average	Low	Average	Average	Average	Average	High	5.2
Sphenostylis stenocarpa*	Restricted	Low	Regionwide	High	Average	Average	Average	Average	Average	Average	4.8
Phaseolus lunatus	Restricted	Low	Restricted	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	3
Seed vegetables
Citrullus lanatus*	Regionwide	High	Countrywide	High	Low	High	High	High	Average	High	6.2
Cucumeropsis mannii*	Regionwide	High	Countrywide	High	Low	Low	High	High	High	High	6
Parkia biglobosa*	Countrywide	Average	Regionwide	High	Average	Average	Average	High	High	High	6
Sesamum indicum*	Restricted	Low	Regionwide	Low	Low	High	Average	High	Low	Average	4.4
Fruits
Adansonia digitata*	Regionwide	High	Regionwide	High	High	Average	High	Average	Average	Average	5.8
Irvingia gabonensis*	Regionwide	Average	Regionwide	Average	Low	Average	Low	Average	High	Average	4.8
Tamarindus indica	Regionwide	Low	Regionwide	Average	Average	Average	Average	Low	Average	Average	4.6
Blighia sapida*	Restricted	Low	Regionwide	Low	Low	Low	Low	Average	High	Average	4
Borassus aethiopum	Restricted	Low	Restricted	Average	Low	Average	Low	Average	Average	Low	3.8
Chrysophyllum albidum	Regionwide	Average	Regionwide	Low	Low	Low	Low	Average	Low	Low	3.8
Uvaria chamae	Regionwide	Low	Regionwide	Average	Low	Low	Average	Low	Low	Low	3.8
Ximenia americana	Regionwide	Low	Regionwide	Average	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	3.6
Dialium guineense	Restricted	Low	Restricted	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Average	Average	3.4
Synsepalum dulcificum	Regionwide	Low	Restricted	Average	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	3.4
Sclerocarya birrea	Restricted	Low	Restricted	Average	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	3.2
Artocarpus altilis	Restricted	Low	Restricted	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	3

EOC: extent of consumption; DOC: degree of consumption; EOP: extent of the production; NV: nutritional value; MV: medicinal value; CHI: contribution to household income; ADY: availability during the year; CWE: contribution to women empowerment; MAV: market value; MU: market use.