Setting priorities among indigenous fruit tree species in Africa: examples from Southern, Eastern and Western Africa Regions.

This chapter presents examples of the setting of priorities among indigenous fruit species for domestication research in three regions of Africa: the humid lowlands of West Africa, the semi-arid Sahelian zone of West Africa, and the miombo woodlands of southern Africa. An example is also given from southern Africa of setting priorities among indigenous fruit products. The methods are discussed and then the results from each of the three areas are presented. Finally, the priority-setting process is assessed and the lessons learned are discussed.