Motivation category | Motivation explanation | Trend | Example | Total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environmental | 1. It is abundantly and easily available | Continue | They are in large quantity | 42 | 3.13 |
2. It is scare due to changing environment | Decline | They are few because of low/high rainfall | 70 | 5.22 | |
3. Difficult to access | Decline | Grows at high altitude | 42 | 3.13 | |
Economic | 4. It is free of cost | Continue | We do not pay for it | 31 | 2.31 |
5. Now not available in the local market | Decline | It is sold out of local market | 7 | 0.52 | |
Sociocultural | 6. Lovely aroma and flavor | Continue | I love it | 45 | 3.36 |
7. Good and yummy taste | Continue | It is so tasty | 490 | 36.54 | |
8. Local food | Continue | It is a food of our area | 4 | 0.30 | |
9. Traditional culture | Continue | It is in our tradition | 21 | 1.57 | |
10. Healthy nature | Continue | It is good for our health | 43 | 3.21 | |
11. Having medicinal properties | Continue | It is good for stomach | 47 | 3.50 | |
12. It is eaten for the sake of interest | Continue | I am interested in eating it | 20 | 1.49 | |
13. Tasteless and bad aroma | Decline | I do not love it | 5 | 0.37 | |
14. Lack of knowledge about plant | Decline | I do not have much knowledge about the plant | 71 | 5.29 | |
15. Market availability | Decline | It is replaced by market goods | 22 | 1.64 | |
16. Culture and lifestyle changes | Decline | Our diets have changed | 222 | 16.55 | |
17. Restrictions for eating | Decline | It is unhealthy | 5 | 0.37 | |
18. Large time is needed to collect it/waste of time | Decline | I do no collect it | 43 | 3.21 | |
19. Good and yummy taste | Increase | It is tasty | 25 | 1.86 | |
20. Culture and lifestyle changes | Increase | I am interested in eating it | 39 | 2.91 | |
21. Healthy nature | Increase | It is good for health | 1 | 0.07 | |
22. Having medicinal properties | Increase | It is good for stomach | 4 | 0.30 | |
Agriculture and land use changes | 23. Changes in agricultural activities | Decline | Changed agricultural practices reduce availability of WEP | 5 | 0.37 |
Human-wildlife conflict | 24. Animal destruction | Decline | Monkey destroy them | 32 | 2.39 |
25. Human disturbance | Decline | Forest destruction by humans | 5 | 0.37 | |
Total | Â | Â | Â | 1341 | 100 |