Assessment of Useful Plants in the Catchment Area of the Proposed Ntabelanga Dam in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Table 3

Perceptions on possible impacts of dam construction on availability of plant resources in Ntabelanga catchment area.

Variable	Proportion (%)
Edible plants and herbal medicines collected from the wild will be negatively affected	58.3
Size of grazing land to be reduced	15.7
It will be possible to have home garden produce throughout the year	13.0
Availability of water will result in increased plant diversity in home gardens	11.1
Availability of water will result in revival of home gardening activities	10.2
Number of problem plants including alien species and weeds, pests and diseases will increase	7.4