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Table 7 Perceived factors determining dependence on wild foods by ethno-culture group

From: Wild foods (plants and animals) in the green famine belt of Ethiopia: Do they contribute to household resilience to seasonal food insecurity?

Reasons for Low level of Dependence on wild foods (N = 220)

Ethno-culture Group

Total

Indigenous

Non-indigenous

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Crop Produce is enough

9

4.1

18

8.2

27

12.3

Reduced Source of wild foods

31

14.1

54

24.5

85

38.6

Hunting & gathering are legally banned

14

6.4

29

13.2

43

19.5

Wild foods have currently vanished

12

5.5

26

11.8

38

17.8

It is not our culture

2

0.9

42

19.1

44

20.0

Total frequency (Responded yes)

68

11.2

169

34.1

237

21.5

Grand total frequency (yes + no)

605

55.0

495

45.0

1100

100.0