Status Report on Global Neem Usage - Gtz

2. GLOBAL NEEM DISSEMINATION AND USAGEQuestion:What does the population know about the neem tree and its varioususes?Figure 2.2:Population’s knowledge about respective types of neem usage, in % ofthe responses from the given regions100100100909386869188807171757063605750505050504343403838302925 25242925 25 2520141313100Insecticide Stock prot. Fertiliser Medicine Soaps Dental hyg. Shade tree Forestry0Asia Af rica Caribean/ Lat in Amer . Indust rialised countriesQuestion:What parts/raw materials from the neem tree are used and for whatpurpose?Figure 2.3:Use made of the various parts/raw materials obtained from the neemtree, in % of the responses from the given regions100100 10090807060504030201008675717167636250 50 505052433838332925 252419 1914 13140 0 0 0 0Seeds Oil Cake Fruits Leaves Wood Bark Root sAsia Africa Caribean/ Latin Amer. Industrialised countriesThis diagram shows what parts or raw materials from the neem tree are used. The seeds areby far the most important raw material and are used in some ¾ of the countries which exploitneem. The further processing of seeds to oil and press cakes, a process suggesting moreintensive and more widespread usage, is practised in only 1/3 of the countries using neem.Leaves and wood are also widely used. The fruit, bark and roots are the least used.The following diagram shows how the most important neem components or raw materials areused.19