Naji Sulaiman, Farzad Salehi, Julia Prakofjewa, Sofia Anna Enrica Cavalleri, Hiwa M Ahmed, Giulia Mattalia, Azad Rastegar, Manijeh Maghsudi, Hawraz M Amin, Ahmad Rasti, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Abdolbaset Ghorbani, Andrea Pieroni, Renata Sõukand
Plant foraging is a millennia-old activity still practiced by many people in the Middle East, particularly in the Fertile Crescent region, where several socioeconomic, ecological, and cultural factors shape this practice. This study seeks to understand the drivers of plant foraging in this complex region characterized by highly diverse linguistic, religious, and cultural groups. Our study aims to document the wild plants used by Kurds in Western Iran, identify similarities and differences among Hawraman and Mukriyan Kurdish groups in Iran, and compare our findings with a previous study on the Hawramani in Iraq...
April 8, 2024: Plants (Basel, Switzerland)