scholarly journals Socio-Economic Analysis Of Income Effects Of Forest Products Activities Among Rural Households In Enugu State, Nigeria

Agro-Science ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
CE Nzeh ◽  
EC Eboh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Income Effects ◽  
Enugu State

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT WOOD SPECIES IN MAJOR SAWMILLS IN ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE NIGERIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
M. O ADEDOKUN ◽  
A. T OLAWUMI ◽  
J. A. SOAGA ◽  
S. A. OLUWALANA ◽  
I M. R. MOLOGMHE
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Wood Species ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Timber Species ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Percentage Frequency ◽  
Ogun State

This study involved the economic analysis of different wood species in major sawmills in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. Two stage design sampling techniques were employed for this study. Descriptive statistics and Cost and Returns were used in the data analysis. Result showed that 62.5% engaged in the business were males, 81.7% were in age group between 31-50years, 48.3% had no formal education, and 88.3% entered into the business through apprenticeship and are mostly full-time. The result also revealed that 95.83% of the saw millers or plank sellers obtain their timber from the private forest and they mostly buy per species i.e. per tree. Moreover, among the timber species that were common in the saw mills include, Albizia coriaria (ayinre) has the highest percentage frequency of 66.7%, Anogeissus leiocarpus (orin dudu) has 44.2%, Cleistopholis sp. (okedo) 32.5% and Musanga cecropioides (aga) 1.7% with the least percentage frequency. Average girth sizes of timber species in sawmill, ranged from 3.00cm- 5.60cm and the average number of plank ranged from 6-29. The business could be seen as profitable, as the cost analysis revealed the average profit for each sawmill per month  in Abeokuta North, Odeda and Abeokuta South Local Governments’ Areas to have these profits (₦982,893.75, ₦790,083.524 and ₦790,083.524) respectively. It was recommended that government policy should be reviewed against illegal felling and over-exploitation of timber by imposing/enacting stiffer penalty or law to illegal feller. Government policy should also encourage individual plantation establishment to ensure continuity of forest products for posterity.  

scholarly journals Estimation of rural households’ demand for selected staple foods in Enugu State

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
G.N. Ben-Chendo ◽  
F.O. Nwosu ◽  
I.U.O. Nwaiwu ◽  
S.M. Igwe
Keyword(s):  
Rural Households ◽  
Staple Foods ◽  
Enugu State

An economic analysis of using crop residues for energy in China

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Wang ◽  
Robert Mendelsohn
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Marginal Cost ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Energy Crops ◽  
Coal Burning ◽  
Potential Carbon

This study examines the economics of using crop residues to replace coal burning for energy in China in order to mitigate carbon emissions. About 60 per cent of the available crop residues are now used by rural households in China to replace coal so that the residues are already making a major contribution to controlling China's potential carbon emissions. Using the crop residues more efficiently in village or centralized facilities, shifting to crops with more residues, or growing energy crops can all further reduce carbon emissions. However, accounting for the costs of collecting, transporting, drying and storing crop residues and the foregone crop revenue, the study estimates that the marginal cost to remove more carbon emissions with crop residues will be high.

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 Rural Livelihood Strategies and Household Food Security of Farmers Surrounding Derba Cement Factory, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (335) ◽  
pp. 2-17
Author(s):  
Dereje Tesema ◽  
Abeje Berhanu
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Access ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Livelihood Strategies ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Cement Factory ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Rural Livelihood

Abstract This study examined the livelihood strategies and food security situation of rural households around Derba Cement Factory by taking a randomly selected sample of 215 heads of farm households from three rural kebeles. A mixed research approach was employed to triangulate concurrently collected data through household survey, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Informed by the sustainable rural livelihood framework, descriptive statistics were used to describe rural households’ livelihood strategies and challenges they faced while inferential statistics was employed to explain households’ food security situations with different livelihood combinations. While mixed farming was found to be the mainstay of the household economy, small-scale irrigation and extracting forest products were also used as supplementary economic activities. More than a half of the respondents (52.5%) reported at least one non-farm activity. Land shortage was identified as a major constraint to expand crop production and this was further aggravated by the activities (e.g. querying leading to displacement) of the Derba Cement Factory. This further affected household labor allocation and natural resources utilization. The result of household food (in) security access scale indicated that 59% of the respondents have experienced food access insecurity in 2016. However, respondents who combined agriculture and non-farm activities appeared relatively more food secure than those engaged in agriculture alone or in non-farm activity only. Overall, households with multiple livelihood strategies had diverse food entitlements to maintain sustainable food consumption. Yet, necessity induced diversification was found to affect food access security of households. This calls for inclusive policies and strategies that integrate rural non-farm activities to subsistence farming in order to assure sustainable livelihood in rural communities.

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