Shai, Kutullo N.
Materechera, Simeon A.
Amoo, Stephen O.
Aremu, Adeyemi O.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (SRUG2204224395; UID 145 139, SRUG2204224395; UID 145 139)
South Africa National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD-ARC, DALRRD-ARC, DALRRD-ARC)
North-West University
Article History
Received: 17 May 2024
Accepted: 16 July 2024
First Online: 31 July 2024
Declarations
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: The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Research Ethics Committee (FNASREC) of the North-West University reviewed and approved (NWU-01243-22-A9) the study. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants involved in the study.
: Not applicable.
: AOA is a member of the Editorial Board for this journal. Other authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. ‘In compliance with the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the study participants across the eight selected villages in Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, retain the authorship of indigenous knowledge documented in this publication. Therefore, any use of the documented information, other than for scientific publications, requires the prior consent of the knowledge holders and their agreement on access to benefits resulting from any commercial use’.