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| Mulenga, Brian P.; Richardson, Robert B.; Mapemba, Lawrence D.; Tembo, Gelson. |
| Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play an important role in supporting rural livelihoods and food security in Zambia. NTFP-dependent households are poorer, have younger household heads with lower levels of education, and are located closer to district towns than other rural households are. NTFPs are a particularly important source of income in Luapula, Northwestern and Western provinces. • Income from woodfuel represented the greatest share of income for households that participated in NTFPs, and it was the most commonly reported business activity, with 68% of NTFP households reporting income from charcoal and firewood. NTFPs contribute an average of 32% to total household income among participants, with the poorest being more dependent on these sources.... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: NON-TIMBER FOREST; ZAMBIA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116906 |
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| Mulenga, Brian P.; Richardson, Robert B.; Tembo, Gelson. |
| Forests support rural livelihoods and food security in many developing countries by providing critical sources of food, medicine, shelter, building materials, fuels, and cash income. The increasing demand for forest products has enhanced rural livelihoods and enabled the expansion of domestic markets, particularly in urban areas where woodfuel and other forest resources are scarce. Therefore, non-timber forest products may offer sources of income and opportunities for poverty alleviation in both rural and urban areas. In Zambia, most rural households residing near forests extract a range of forest products for both direct consumption and trade (including food products and wood for cooking fuel and charcoal production), and forest products are among the top... |
| Tipo: Working Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Resource economics; Non-timber forest products; Poverty; Zambia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123220 |
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