Dependency of Rural Households on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs)

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Sebak Kumar Jana ◽  
Mamataj Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Katja Heubach
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Rural Populations ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Joint Forest Management ◽  
Forest Protection ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are an important source for livelihoods for a significant portion of rural populations all over the world. The present study explores the dependence of rural households on forests managed under Joint Forest Management (JFM) in the state of West Bengal in India. Using primary data collected from 300 households from 57 Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) in the dryland areas of two districts of West Bengal in India, authors compare households' income levels across regions and investigate disparities between income groups, with particular emphasis on income from NTFPs. The study reveals that households in forest-fringe areas are highly dependent on forests in maintaining their livelihoods. The results show that dependency of household on NTFPs varies across the regions as well as income groups. Authors also find that dependency of households on NTFPs depend significantly on the factors like number of forest goers, possession of assets, level of education, location and occupational diversification of the households.

scholarly journals Monetary Valuation of Selected Forest Products in Andoni

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 5688-5693
Author(s):  
Irikana, J. J ◽  
Akujuru V. A
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Product ◽  
Forest Protection ◽  
Wildlife Species ◽  
The People ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
The Government

Forest products are materials gotten from forest, for the direct consumption or commercial use such as timber and non-timber forest products. The destruction of forest in Andoni due to the exploration and consumption of forest products are done without determining the values of these products that could have been lost. This study attempts to determine the value of identified forest products information gathered through the use of questionnaire focus group discussion, field survey and other related materials. The simple percentage analysis shows that forest products have a lot of value to the people; hence community dwellers involved in it. Conclusively, forest product were identified and categorized into wildlife species (wild animal) and plant species which usefulness were been influenced by socio-external factor, economical factor and livelihood security factor. The economic value of forest product in a study area is N532,351,300.00 while the expected value is N865,648,300.00. Therefore, the government at all levels should provide indiscriminate exploitation of premature forest product policy on forest management that are appropriate. These should be made to effectively reflect and enhance forest protection and improvement of livelihood of the people.

scholarly journals The Challenges and Management Strategies of Non-Timber Forest Products for Sustainability in Nguti Sub Division, South West Region, Cameroon

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-30
Author(s):  
Ngambong Ngwafu Tita Blandine ◽  
Robert Njilla Mengnjo Ngalim ◽  
Nfor Frederick
Keyword(s):  
Forest Products ◽  
Population Pressure ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Management Options ◽  
West Region ◽  
South West ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
South West Region

Nguti is one of the three Sub-divisions in Kupe Muanenguba Division of the South West Region of Cameroon. This Sub-division is endowed with great potentials and diversity in Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) resulting from the eco-floristic composition within the sub-division. The objective of this study is to investigate the challenges that are plaguing the exploitation of NTFPs and present management options for sustainability. Secondary data were collected from published and unpublished sources whereas primary data tools included questionnaires, interviews and participant observations. Findings showed that Nguti Sub-division has endowed with enormous forest entities and rich in several NTFPs ranging from nuts, seeds, barks, leaves, trees and roots as well as several species of bush meat. Five major challenges viz. transformation and storage, government policies and customary regulations, depletion and scarcity of resources, deforestation and poaching as well as population pressure and agricultural activities were observe which attributed in reducing quantity and quality of these resources. For sustainable harvesting and management of these resources, cottage industry must be developed and promoted along with cultivation or domestication of these NTFPs, market chain should be monitored and certain government policies should be framed to regularize harvest and methods of extraction. Controlling of deforestation, poaching, agricultural activities and generating new alternative sources of income will certainly reduce the pressure meted on the available resources in the forest.

scholarly journals KEARIFAN LOKAL SUKU BADUY DALAM PEMANFAATAN MADU SEBAGAI HASIL HUTAN BUKAN KAYU DI DESA KANEKES KECAMATAN LEUWIDAMAR KABUPATEN LEBAK PROVINSI BANTEN

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 721
Author(s):  
Waridat Ilahiyat Syam ◽  
Iskandar A M ◽  
Gusti Eva Tavita
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Method

Lots of local wisdom with local people. In other words, local wisdom can be implemented as ideas, values, local views that are wise, full of wisdom, good value, which are embedded and followed by members of the community. Therefore, local wisdom can be defined as noble values contained in local cultural assets, in the form of traditions, ideas, and life motto. The Baduy community in Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar Subdistrict, is one of the tribes in Indonesia which until now still maintains the values of local wisdom that they have and believe in, amidst the advancement of civilization around them. Research on the local wisdom of the Baduy Tribe in Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar Subdistrict, Lebak Regency, Banten Province aims to see the local wisdom of the Baduy Tribe in utilizing forest resources by the Baduy tribe for the sustainable use of non-timber forest products in the form of forest honey. The types of data taken in this study are primary data and secondary data. Primary data was obtained from the results of interviews with the community in the Baduy Tribe, Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar District, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Banten Province. Secondary data were complementary data obtained from references which included general conditions of the location, socio-cultural conditions, activities and others. The research was conducted using the snowball sampling method and also using a qualitative descriptive method fpr compiling the result of the research on local wisdom of the baduy tribe.Keyword: Baduy Tribal, Forest Honey, Local Wisdom

scholarly journals HASIL HUTAN BUKAN KAYU MADU SIALANG DI KABUPATEN KAMPAR (Studi Kasus : Kecamatan Kampar Kiri Tengah)

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Eni Suhesti ◽  
Hadinoto Hadinoto
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Potential Production ◽  
Indigenous Group ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
The Village

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) is part of a forest ecosystem that has an important role. One of NTFPs which have high economic value and is a source of livelihood of rural communities is often called wild honey or honey sialang. This study aims to: 1) Calculate the potential of the tree and the honey produced sialang 2) Knowing how to manage the honey sialang by society and the problems. Primary data was collected through interviews with respondents using the help of questioners. Data were analyzed descriptively. Potential production of honey from the beehive tree is quite large, each tree can sialang inhabited by about 30 colonies/nest, where the number has further decreased when compared to the time of the woods yet many are converted. In each tree each harvest can be produced approximately 150 kg of honey. Institutional managers honey sialang in the Sub-District of Middle Kampar Kiri is still very minimal. Honey gatherers farmers' organizations have not yet formed, there is only one indigenous group in the village of Penghidupan, whose members are people who are still there family relationship. There are 130 trees sialang and produced 19,500 kg of honey. Honey sialang management is still done traditionally.

Rural Non-Farm Employment in Punjab: Nature, Pattern, and Determinants

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-103
Keyword(s):  
Logit Model ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Head Of Household ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
Size Number

The nature, extent, and pattern of rural non-farm employment were evaluated based on primary data collected from 400 rural households in the two districts of Punjab. The results witnessed considerable variations in the pattern of farm and non-farm income sources among sample rural households. The results of the Logit model found gender, age of the head of household, level of education, the value of farm and non-farm assets, workforce participation rate, distance from the nearest town, household size, number of dependents, and lower caste dummy significantly affected participation in rural non-farm employment activities in the sample districts.

The Event of Forest Fire in Indonesia in the Perfective Environmental Ethics Anthropocentrism

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Suharto ◽  
Kamaruddin Eddiwan ◽  
Husni Thamrin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Human Action ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Flood Prevention ◽  
The People ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products

<p><em>This study aims to analyze forest fires in Indonesia in terms of anthropocentric environmental ethics perspectives. The method used is the method of observation, and the primary data can be by interviewing the people who live in the location of forest fires in Riau province, and the perpetrators of illegal logging, and companies that use the forest. While the secondary data obtained from statistical data, and from the Riau provincial government, and then the data is analyzed descriptively. In the perspective of the environmental ethics of anthropocentrism, the forest is an invaluable resource (biodiversity as a source of germplasm, timber and non-timber forest products, the water regulator, flood prevention and erosion and soil fertility) whose utilization and protection should be regulated accordingly with relevant and applicable laws and government regulations. Events of forest fires are one form of human action that is contrary to the principles of environmental ethics, resulting in large casualties and losses. In fact, in anthropocentrism more emphasis on the human interest that has led to human behaviour that tends to damage nature.</em><em></em></p>

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