Table 4 Views of different stakeholders (% of respondents) on the negative (χ 2 = 4.05; p = 0.29) and positive (χ 2 = 11.5; p = 0.0006) aspects of mesquite non-timber forest product provision as compared to those supplied by native trees
Negative | Positive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stakeholder group | Bad smoke | Poor quality wood | Thorns | Turns to dust | Fodder | Make beer | More accessible |
Farmer | 1.8 | 31.1 | 19.8 | 37.0 | 11.3 | – | 1.8 |
Rural Communal | 4.6 | 25.8 | 24.2 | 38.5 | 7.0 | – | 3.0 |
Urban - Affluent | – | 53 | 6.3 | 40.1 | – | – | 1.6 |
Urban - Informal | 7.3 | 25.7 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 |