Non-timber forest product use and market chains along a deforestation gradient in southwest Malawi

Mahonya, Sophie; Shackleton, Charlie M; Schreckenberg, Kate

Title: Non-timber forest product use and market chains along a deforestation gradient in southwest Malawi
Creator: Mahonya, Sophie
Creator: Shackleton, Charlie M
Creator: Schreckenberg, Kate
Date Issued: 2019
Date: 2019
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/177465
Identifier: vital:42824
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00071
Description: The importance of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods is widely acknowledged globally, as is the income generated from casual or fulltime trade on village and urban markets. However, there is less understanding of how the condition or status of the neighboring landscapes influence the use of and trade in NTFPs. Here we report on the use and trade in NTFPs in four villages situated along a gradient of decreasing forest cover in southwest Malawi using a mixed-methods approach. Data were sourced via a survey of 286 households, value chain analysis of the four most commonly traded NTFPs (thatch grass, edible orchids, mushrooms, and wild fruits), key informant interviews with NTFP traders and direct observations.
Format: 13 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Relation: Mahonya, S., Shackleton, C.M. and Schreckenberg, K., 2019. Non-timber forest product use and market chains along a deforestation gradient in southwest Malawi. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2, p.71
Relation: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change volume 2 number p.71 2019 2624-893X
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