| Internal factors | Strength (+ve) | Weakness (−ve) |
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| - Area of origin/natural distribution - Local preference/consumption of produce - Form part of traditional home garden farming system - Hold high cultural value among the local people - Viable revenue generator for rural resource poor farmers - Available local/regional markets | - Grossly under-researched - Relatively poor and inefficient production technology - Near absence of improved propagation agrotechniques - Most harvest still derived from wild/volunteer stands - Slow rate of natural regeneration - IFT information are poorly documented or in grey literatures |
| External factors | Opportunity (+ve) | Threat (−ve) |
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| - International market/export prospects as novel crops - Potentials diversification of products and markets - Recognition as candidates for agroforestry multipurpose trees for the sub-regions - Recent recognition by Bioversity International―NUS, ICUC, ICRAF - Recent works of PROTA documentation/Publications - Satisfy needs for crop diversification | - Over exploitation of available in situ stands on farms and in forests - Depleting tree stands in the wild due to deforestation - Inadequate deliberate replanting scheme and organised orchards - Poor marketing outlets and low pricing of IFT produce - Preference of African researchers for introduced naturalized species over IFT |