The diversity, origins and distribution, utilization patterns, relative importance, production and bottlenecks of pumpkin in Africa are reviewed. These results can be used as a basis for further research on yield improvement and pest management. Eight varieties of C. moschata.
Is pumpkin production in Africa sustainable?
estimated at 22,900,826 mt (FAOSTAT, 2019). According 2,793,530 m t. China (8,427,676 mt), India (5,655,994 (FAOSTAT, 2019). Thus, pumpkin production in Africa is a sustainable manner. recent years, due to pub lic awareness of their benefits. *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]. (Adebayo et al., 2013).
Can pumpkin help improve people’s livelihoods in Africa?
Using Google Scholar, relevant literature was selected, analyzed and summarized. In Africa, the fruit, seeds and leaves of the pumpkin is consumed. This dietary diversity of pumpkin could contribute to the improvement of people’s livelihoods.
Is Pumpkin an orphan crop in Africa?
Benin. Pumpkin has high nutritional value essential for food security. Despite many be nefits, it still considered an orphan crop in Africa. Very little information is available on the potential and production of pumpkin in Africa due to neglect by researchers and improvement program. Classical research, both theoretical