The Role of Forest-Related Income in Household Economies and Rural Livelihoods in the Border-Region of Southern China

Hogarth, Nicholas J.; Belcher, B.; Campbell, Bruce M.; Stacey, Natasha

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.10.010

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“…In Ummrawaba and Elnehud, the relative dependence on gum arabic income shows a general increasing trend with the total income (Figure 4a,b). These results contradict recent studies that disclosed the higher relative dependence of the poor on forest and environmental incomes [48,50]. However, it reflects the commercial value of the products with higher income opportunity for the poor and better-off households.…”

Section: Absolute and Relative Gum And Resin Income Across Income Quacontrasting

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Contribution of Small-Scale Gum and Resin Commercialization to Local Livelihood and Rural Economic Development in the Drylands of Eastern Africa

Alemu

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et al. 2014

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This paper examines the extent to which the economic gains derived from gum and resin commercialization impact rural livelihood improvement under different resource management regimes in the drylands of Ethiopia and Sudan. Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 240 randomly selected small-scale producers in four regions with gradients of resource management regimes. The survey was supplemented by secondary data, group discussions and key informant interviews. In the four regions, gum and resin income contributes to 14%-23% of the small-scale producers' household income. Absolute income was positively correlated with resource management regime and commercialization level. It was higher from cultivated resources on private lands, followed by regulated access to wild resources. In open-access resources, the producers' income was the lowest, although accessed by the poor and women. However, dependence on gum and resin was higher in open-access resource areas. Households' socioeconomic characteristics, resource access, production and marketing variables determining income from gum and resin were identified and their variation across the cases OPEN ACCESSForests 2014, 5 953 is discussed. Overall, gum and resin commercialization in the study areas play a potential poverty alleviation role as a source of regular income, a safety net, and a means of helping producers move out of poverty.

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Section: Absolute and Relative Gum And Resin Income Across Income Quacontrasting

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“…Several studies highlighted the influence of different socioeconomic factors on households' NTFP income [50,51,54,58]. However, these influences are variable and site specific, and cannot be generalized to all NTFPs, or to all socioeconomic and environmental conditions.…”

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Contribution of Small-Scale Gum and Resin Commercialization to Local Livelihood and Rural Economic Development in the Drylands of Eastern Africa

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“…The findings of the study are similar with those Hegde (2013), Hogarth et al, (2013) and Kumar (2013).…”

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Livelihood Problems of Small and Marginal Farm Families in Rural Areas of Haryana State, India

Jodha¹,

Dahiya²

2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…Contribution of selling NFTPs to household budget in target area was lower, 4.02% in buffer-zone area and 22.34% in central area, respectively, if we compare them with 39% reported from northern Benin (Heubach et al, 2011), 27% from Tigray, northern Ethiopia (Babulo et al, 2008), 19-32% from eastern India (Saha and Sundriyal, 2012), 31.5% from southern China (Hogarth et al, 2013). Our values rather correspond with 15% observed in Malawi (Kamanga et al, 2009).…”

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Non-timber forest products utilization in Phong Dien Nature Reserve, Vietnam: Who collects, who consumes, who sells?

Polesny¹,

Verner²,

Vlková³

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Nous avons analysé dans cette étude la col- lecte et l’utilisation des produits forestiers non ligneux en zone rurale au centre du Viet- nam. Il s’agit d’éléments importants pour mieux comprendre les interactions entre ménages et forêts dans les zones rurales proches de réserves naturelles, surtout dans les pays en développement à forte croissance économique. L’objectif de nos recherches était triple : (i) documenter les produits fores- tiers collectés dans la réserve naturelle et leurs utilisations, (ii) comprendre les facteurs pouvant motiver leur commercialisation, et(iii) connaître les attentes des familles locales quant aux capacités et à l’utilisation des res- sources forestières. Les données ont été col- lectées au moyen d’entretiens semi-structurés entre 2008 et 2010, auprès de familles ins- tallées dans ou aux alentours de la réserve naturelle de Phong Dien. Des entretiens ont été menés auprès de 48 familles représen- tatives des différentes conditions socio-éco- nomiques et naturelles dans la zone cible. Notre enquête montre que la plupart des produits forestiers collectés dans la réserve sont auto-consommés à des fins alimentaires, médicinales et de construction, et surtout selon une logique de subsistance. Cependant, certains végétaux faisant l’objet d’une forte demande, comme le rotin ou le licuala, sont récoltés en grandes quantités et commercia- lisés par le biais d’intermédiaires. Les familles ramassent également des produits forestiers pour satisfaire leurs besoins alimentaires en période de disette. Lesdeux stratégiespeuvent contribuer à l’appauvrissement de la forêt, déjà avéré dans les perceptions des familles locales reflétant une raréfaction de la plupart des produits forestiers. Ces derniers sont collectés essentiellement par les familles ayant peu de terres cultivables, aux revenus peu diversifiés et pratiquant une agriculture dominée par les cultures annuelles. Il convient ainsi, pour toute nouvelle action de déve- loppement dans cette zone, d’envisager la mise en place de systèmes agricoles per- mettant de diversifier les revenus, couplée à des actions de sensibilisation des familles à l’importance de la biodiversité. Sans éliminer totalement l’extraction de produits forestiers, une telle approche permettrait de la maintenir à un niveau viable.

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The Role of Forest-Related Income in Household Economies and Rural Livelihoods in the Border-Region of Southern China

Cited by 118 publications

References 31 publications

Contribution of Small-Scale Gum and Resin Commercialization to Local Livelihood and Rural Economic Development in the Drylands of Eastern Africa

Contribution of Small-Scale Gum and Resin Commercialization to Local Livelihood and Rural Economic Development in the Drylands of Eastern Africa

Livelihood Problems of Small and Marginal Farm Families in Rural Areas of Haryana State, India

Non-timber forest products utilization in Phong Dien Nature Reserve, Vietnam: Who collects, who consumes, who sells?

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