Links between the Local Trade in Natural Products, Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in a Semi-arid Region of South Africa

Shackleton, Sheona; Campbell, Bruce M.; Lotz‐Sisitka, Heila; Shackleton, Charlie M.

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.03.003

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“…Similar findings were reported in Sub-Saharan Africa on the factors determining the contribution of NTFPs to the livelihood strategies of rural communities [51,52]. The higher the income from gum and resins collected in one lump sum, the higher the probability that it is used for productive assets and capital accumulation.…”

Section: Expenditure Structure Of Household Extra Income From Gum Andsupporting

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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

Pretzsch

Secco³

et al. 2014

Forests

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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: Expenditure Structure Of Household Extra Income From Gum Andsupporting

confidence: 84%

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

Alemu

Pretzsch

Secco³

et al. 2014

Forests

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“…For many forest products, markets are transient and dispersed, making regulation and enforcement difficult (Hofstad 1997;Shackleton 2005bShackleton , 2007. Questions have been raised as to whether the benefits of control and management mechanisms outweigh the costs of enforcing such regulations.…”

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Dry forests, livelihoods and poverty alleviation: understanding current trends

Djoudi

Vergles

Blackie³

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int. forest. rev.

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“…The importance of forest income to total household income has been debated. Some stress its significance in terms of reducing depth of poverty in the poorest member of the community [6] while others argue the opposite [7]. Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa [8]- [14] have shown that rural households regularly supplement their income from forest resources.…”

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Contribution of Dry Forest Products to Household Income and Determinants of Forest Income Levels in the Northwestern and Southern Lowlands of Ethiopia

Teshome¹,

Kassa²,

Mohammed³

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Dry forests are dominant vegetation types in East Africa. The contribution of these resources to local livelihoods is poorly understood. This study was conducted to quantify the contribution of dry forest products to household income and to identify factors that influence forest income level in the northwestern and southern lowlands of Ethiopia. Data was collected using key informant interviews, focus group discussions and formal survey administered to 428 randomly selected households from representative districts in three regional states. Regression analysis, one way ANOVA, chi-square and t-tests were used to analyze the quantitative data. The major sources of household income are crop production, livestock farming, forest products, off-and non-farm activities, and remittances and aid, contributing respectively to 46.3%, 27.6%, 17.0%, 6.3% and 2.8% of the household income. The relative importance of forest income to total household income varied significantly across wellbeing categories (P < 0.001), representing 31.8%, 15.5% and 9.9% respectively for poor, medium and rich households and also between male headed (16.1%) and female headed (23.5%) households(P < 0.001). In terms of magnitude, however, forest income differed significantly (P < 0.05) with wealth category of households but not with the gender of the household head. Forest income level was significantly and positively influenced by family size (P < 0.01) and being a member of gums and resins producers cooperative (P < 0.01), while distance to the forest resource (P < 0.01) and being in Tigray or Amhara Regional States (Oromia being reference state) negatively and significantly affected forest income levels of households. Attempts to promote sustainable management of dry forests should recognize these factors that influence access to forests and forest income level of different members of the community to ensure equita- B. Teshome et al. 332 ble responsibility and benefit sharing arrangements and inclusive participation for better livelihoods and conservation outcomes.

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Links between the Local Trade in Natural Products, Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in a Semi-arid Region of South Africa

Cited by 190 publications

References 32 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

Dry forests, livelihoods and poverty alleviation: understanding current trends

Contribution of Dry Forest Products to Household Income and Determinants of Forest Income Levels in the Northwestern and Southern Lowlands of Ethiopia

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