Table 2 List of unprocessed and slightly processed crops in the dataset of the four West African cities of Bamako (Mali), Bamenda (Cameroon), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), and Tamale (Ghana).
From: A spatio-temporal dataset on food flows for four West African cities
Commodity | Category | Botanical name |
|---|---|---|
Maize | Cereal | Zea mays |
Millet | Cereal | Pennisetum americanum |
Rice | Cereal | Oryza sativa |
Sorghum | Cereal | Sorghum bicolor |
Wheat | Cereal | Triticum spp. |
Wheat flour | Cereal | Triticum spp. |
Banana | Fruit | Musa paradisiaca |
Mango | Fruit | Mangifera indica |
Orange | Fruit | Citrus sinensis |
Papaya | Fruit | Carica papaya |
Pineapple | Fruit | Ananas comosus |
Watermelon | Fruit | Citrullus lanatus |
Bambara bean | Legume | Vigna subterranean |
Bean | Legume | Phaseolus vulgaris |
Cowpea | Legume | Vigna unguiculata |
Green bean | Legume | Phaseolus vigna spp. |
Groundnut | Legume | Arachis hypogaea |
Soybean | Legume | Glycine max |
Cassava | Roots, tubers, and plantains | Manihot esculenta |
Cocoyam | Roots, tubers, and plantains | Colocasia spp.; Xanthosoma spp. |
Gari | Roots, tubers, and plantains | Manihot esculenta |
Ginger | Roots, tubers, and plantains | Zingiber officinalis |
Plantain | Roots, tubers, and plantains | Musa paradisiaca |
Potato | Roots, tubers, and plantains | Solamum tuberosum |
Sweet potato | Roots, tubers, and plantains | Ipomoea batatas |
Yam | Roots, tubers, and plantains | Dioscorea spp. |
Avocado | Vegetable | Persea americona |
Cabbage | Vegetable | Brassica oleracea capitata |
Carrot | Vegetable | Daucus carota |
Chilli pepper | Vegetable | Capsicum spp. |
Cucumber | Vegetable | Cucumis sativus |
Eggplant | Vegetable | Solanum melongena |
Leek | Vegetable | Allium ampeloprasum |
Okra | Vegetable | Abelmoschus esculentus |
Onion | Vegetable | Allium cepa |
Spring onion | Vegetable | Allium fistulosum |
Sweet pepper | Vegetable | Capsicum annuum |
Tomato | Vegetable | Lycopersicum esculentum |
Zucchini | Vegetable | Cucurbita pepo |
