Table 3 Direct matrix ranking of the use preferences of P. thonningii by 12 key informants

Food

4

3

3

3

4

4

3

3

4

3

4

4

42

2

Shade

3

3

2

2

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

2

35

4

Fodder

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

3

5

4

5

4

50

1

Firewood

3

3

2

4

3

4

3

3

3

4

3

4

39

3

Agriculture

2

2

3

3

2

3

3

1

2

2

2

0

25

5

Beehives

1

0

2

0

2

1

0

0

2

0

2

0

10

8

Fencing

3

2

0

2

1

2

1

2

2

3

3

2

23

6

Medicine

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

5

9

Household & Farm materials

1

2

2

1

0

1

2

1

2

1

2

2

17

7

Total score

21

19

21

19

20

22

18

16

23

22

24

18

246

Kebele average