Mapping the socio-ecology of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) extraction in the Brazilian Amazon: The case of açaí (Euterpe precatoria Mart) in Acre

This study explored the rural revitalizing strategy in FAO's Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) site in Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan, using a case study of edible wild plants. This study assessed the current and possible future utilization of edible wild plants as one important NTFP by clarifying the attitudes of consumers and exploring the challenges of harvesting edible wild plants. Traditional ecological knowledge associated with edible wild plants and the related attitudes of consumers towards wild plants was documented. A questionnaire survey found that a majority of the respondents held positive attitude towards edible wild plants as being healthy, safe food, part of traditional dietary culture. Increasing demand of edible wild plants from urban residents aroused conflicts with local residents’ interest given that around 86% of the forested hills are private in Noto Region. Non timber forest products (NTFP) extraction can be seen as a tool for creating socioeconomic relationships that are dependent on healthy, biodiverse ecosystems. It was suggested that Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) and Forestry Cooperatives (FCA) could be involved with GIAHS process. As important traditional dietary and ecological system, edible wild plants should be a part of GIAHS project for rural revitalization.

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Market potential and resource management of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in the northern uplands of Vietnam | Nichtholzprodukte im nördlichen Berggebiet von Vietnam: Marktpotenzial und Ressourcenmanagement

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2006.0049 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 157 (2) ◽

pp. 49-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Karin Hilfiker ◽

Claudia Zingerli ◽

Jean-Pierre Sorg ◽

Ruedi Lüthi

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Interest Groups ◽

Household Income ◽

Management Practices ◽

Forest Products ◽

Market Potential ◽

Site Management ◽

Sustainable Resource Management ◽

Non Timber Forest Products ◽

Ntfp Extraction

Fairly all selected NTFPs of the upland commune Ngo Luong in northwest Vietnam reveal a high market potential including opportunities for sustainable resource management. In order to achieve win-win situations at the research site, management of specific NTFPs through intensification or diversification applied by single households or interest groups is discussed. Apart from better management practices the NTFP producers' position within the market chain should be strengthened by calling for extension trainings on marketing relevant features. These findings base on investigations of household income, NTFP extraction and market chains of economically valuable NTFPs.

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Extraction of non-timber forest products in the forests of Biligiri Rangan Hills, India. 2. Impact of NTFP extraction on regeneration, population structure, and species composition

Economic Botany ◽

10.1007/bf02907329 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 252-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 86

Author(s):

K. S. Murali ◽

Uma Shankar ◽

R. Uma Shaanker ◽

K. N. Ganeshaiah ◽

K. S. Bawa

Keyword(s):

Population Structure ◽

Species Composition ◽

Forest Products ◽

Non Timber Forest Products ◽

Ntfp Extraction

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Socioeconomic Factors Determining Extraction of Non-timber Forest Products on the Slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Human Ecology ◽

10.1007/s10745-020-00187-9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 695-707

Author(s):

Hawa Mushi ◽

Pius Z. Yanda ◽

Michael Kleyer

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Forest Products ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Natural Forests ◽

Participatory Forest Management ◽

Younger Women ◽

Non Timber Forest Products ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Household Heads ◽

Ntfp Extraction

AbstractNon-timber forest products (NTFPs) from natural forests in sub-Saharan Africa provide significant benefits to rural communities. In this study conducted on the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, we assumed that the extraction of NTFPs by local communities is related to sex, income, age, household size, and distance from the forest. We interviewed 313 household heads from six villages. We employed a logistic regression with a logit link to test the significance among the variables. Younger females of larger households with lower income and less cultivated land cut fodder and collected firewood more frequently than other villagers. Firewood collection frequency decreased with increasing distance from village to forest whereas fodder collection frequency increased. Men collected medicinal plants more frequently than younger women and if the distance from the village was greater. For firewood and fodder extraction, inter-village variation was greater than intra-village variation, suggesting that differences in access to infrastructure and alternative fodder sites also strongly determined NTFP extraction. Our results contribute to a better targeted participatory forest management.

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Poverty and spatial dimensions of non-timber forest extraction

Environment and Development Economics ◽

10.1017/s1355770x08004518 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 621-642 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

ALEJANDRO LÓPEZ-FELDMAN ◽

JAMES E. WILEN

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Empirical Investigation ◽

Forest Products ◽

Income Generation ◽

Market Outcomes ◽

Spatial Dimensions ◽

Non Timber Forest Products ◽

Spatial Use ◽

Ntfp Extraction ◽

Extraction Model

ABSTRACTConservationists promote non-timber forest products (NTFP) to simultaneously alleviate poverty and conserve ecosystems. Unfortunately, little is known about how such products actually contribute to poverty alleviation, or how various complementary policies such as green marketing campaigns or cooperative management might impact resource health and users' welfare. This paper develops a simple NTFP extraction model that focuses on spatial and labor market dimensions of use in both managed and unmanaged settings. The model contrasts patterns of spatial use, resource health, and income generation under open access and community-managed institutions. We then test the conceptual model by investigating the case of xate production in the rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico, using survey work conducted over two separate periods. The empirical investigation reveals spatial patterns and labor market outcomes predicted by the model. We find NTFP use is mainly conducted by households with low opportunity costs of time and fewer income generation opportunities.

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Impacts of Trade in Non-timber Forest Products on Cooperation among Caboclo Households of the Brazilian Amazon

Human Ecology ◽

10.1007/s10745-012-9506-3 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 707-719 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Maytê Benicio Rizek ◽

Carla Morsello

Keyword(s):

Forest Products ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Non Timber Forest Products

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Does trading non-timber forest products drive specialisation in products gathered for consumption? Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon

Ecological Economics ◽

10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.01.021 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 100 ◽

pp. 140-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Carla Morsello ◽

Juliana Aparecida da Silva Delgado ◽

Thiago Fonseca-Morello ◽

Alice Dantas Brites

Keyword(s):

Forest Products ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Non Timber Forest Products

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Non-timber Forest Products in Nam Dong District, Central Vietnam: Ecological and Economic Prospects

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2004.0045 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 155 (2) ◽

pp. 45-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Olivier Wetterwald ◽

Claudia Zingerli ◽

Jean-Pierre Sorg

Keyword(s):

Rural Households ◽

Rural Livelihoods ◽

Forest Products ◽

Natural Forest ◽

Natural Forests ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Central Vietnam ◽

Non Timber Forest Products ◽

Ntfp Extraction

This article analyses the ecological and economic prospects of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and examines the importance of NTFPs for the livelihoods of local forest dwellers. It gives a brief review of NTFPs and the expectations and limitations associated with their use and extraction from natural forests. It argues that when looking at wild NTFPs only, they offer only limited opportunities for the development of local rural livelihoods. The empirical part of the article draws on a case study of NTFP extraction in Nam Dong district, central Vietnam. It provides insights into local NTFP use patterns and the importance of NTFPs for local households. Finally, it assesses the ecological and economic prospects of NTFPs in Nam Dong district. The article concludes that the supply of primary NTFPs in the natural forest is usually insufficient to meet market demands and ecological and economic requirements. If the primary aim is to develop rural households, it is necessary to enrich NTFPs in the natural forest or to cultivate them in manmade systems.

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