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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Potential of Forest Resources to Alleviate Poverty and Unemployment in Rural Nepal
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| Autores: |
Dhakal, Bhubaneswor
Bigsby, Hugh R.
Cullen, Ross
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| Data: |
2006-11-01
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| Ano: |
2006
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| Palavras-chave: |
Community welfare model
Livelihood
Community forestry
Incomes
Community/Rural/Urban Development
Consumer/Household Economics
Food Security and Poverty
Labor and Human Capital
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
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| Resumo: |
The study examines the importance of community forest resources for income and employment in rural areas of Nepal by studying the effect of current forestry policy on forestland use. Using data from 259 households in six community forest user groups in three hilly districts (Dolakha, Kavre and Nuwakot), the results show that the resources available from private lands and community forests with current policies are inadequate to fully utilize the family labour force of many rural households and are insufficient to meet the bare survival income of the poorest households. Current government policy dictates the use of all community forestland for limited timber production and environmental conservation, and provides little scope for fodder and firewood production. The study shows that community forestland management with an agroforestry model could overcome rural unemployment problems and increase incomes.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
24187
http://purl.umn.edu/31962
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2006>2006 Conference, August 24-25, 2006, Nelson, New Zealand
Conference Paper
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| Formato: |
13
application/pdf
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