Non-timber Forest Product Income: What Implications for Social Safety-Nets in Afaka Forest Reserve Communities, Kaduna-Nigeria?

Ochi, J E; Zaman, Ezekiel Y.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-12586-7_18

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“…Beyond the northern frontiers of the Reserve, the conditions are drier, characterized by a sparse vegetation that is woody with thorny trees mixed with deciduous and semi-deciduous woodlands, with characteristic baobabs (Adansonia digitata) further north in the Sudan savanna. The savanna habitats also support a wide range of wildlife such as antelopes, elephants, pythons, and lions, Funisciurus sp (tree squirrel), Manis tricupsis (pangolin), Artherurus africana (porcupines), Dendohyrax dorsalis (tree hyrax), Thryonomys swinderianus (grasscutter), Cricelomys gambianus (giant rat), Varannus niloticus (monitor lizard), Tragelapus sciptus (antelope), and rabbits (Ochi & Zaman, 2022;Zaman, 2018).…”

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“…It provides a clear idea on how each component contributes to the total inequality. The Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income among individual households within communities deviates from a perfectly equal distribution (Ochi &Zaman, 2022;Araar, 2006;Lorenzo and Liberati, 2006). It is important…”

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Wildlife harvesting from the Afaka Forest Reserve, Kaduna, Nigeria: The prosperity–posterity crossroad

E.Y. Zaman,

Y.E. Oloyede,

G.I. Otiwa

et al. 2024

JAE

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This study examined the harvesting of wildlife from the Afaka Forest Reserve from the standpoint of economic benefits and sustainability. The data for this study were collected using questionnaire and interview in 2017 from eight communities around the Afaka Forest Reserve, Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling approach was adopted to collect data from 134 respondents who harvest wildlife from the Reserve. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis, and Gini Index analysis. The findings revealed that wildlife incomes from animals like rabbits, porcupines, bats, and monitor lizards contributed 18.41% of total incomes of communities living around the Afaka Forest Reserve in Kaduna State in 2015. Sixty-one percent of the respondents harvested wildlife at least once in a week. Gross margin was highest in porcupine harvesting (N26, 872.73) while the highest return per Naira invested (N8.02) accrued to harvesting of insects. The average gross margin was N10, 610.86 while average return on investment was N2.35. Wildlife income had a reducing effect on income inequality as the marginal effect of wildlife income on Gini index of total income was -0.0883 meaning a 10% increase in wildlife incomes reduces inequality by about 0.9%. The study recommends that wildlife harvesting regulations which curb indiscriminate harvesting should be enforced alongside continuous sensitization of communities on the importance of sustainable harvesting practices towards a balanced prosperity-posterity equation.

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Wildlife harvesting from the Afaka Forest Reserve, Kaduna, Nigeria: The prosperity–posterity crossroad

E.Y. Zaman,

Y.E. Oloyede,

G.I. Otiwa

et al. 2024

JAE

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“…Still, NTFPs play a critical role in the livelihoods of communities (particularly those of the poorest members of those communities) around the world, often representing between 10–50% of total household income; in some instances, that share may be even higher [ 8 , 9 , 10 ]. This income serves to support daily provisioning and household expenses, allow for greater savings of cash for other uses, and, critically, can provide a safety net of income should other livelihood activities be affected [ 11 , 12 ]. NTFPs thus often play a critical role in poverty prevention, mitigation, and/or alleviation, and can be important vehicles to support development and community stability, especially if they are already successfully commercialized.…”

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Evaluating the Potential of Boswellia rivae to Provide Sustainable Livelihood Benefits in Eastern Ethiopia

DeCarlo

Johnson²,

Abdikadir³

et al. 2023

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Frankincense is an oleo-gum-resin collected from wild Boswellia spp. trees, and widely used in perfumery, cosmetics, aromatherapy, incense, and other industries. Boswellia rivae, growing in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, is one source of frankincense, but is little-commercialized compared to species such as B. sacra, B. frereana, and B. papyrifera. In this study, we examine the resin essential oil chemistry and harvesting systems of B. rivae in order to evaluate its potential for increased trade and potential positive livelihood benefits. Boswellia rivae produces an essential oil rich in α-thujene (0.1–12.4%), α-pinene (5.5–56.4%), β-pinene (0.3–13.0%), δ-3-carene (0.1–31.5%), p-cymene (1.4–31.2%), limonene (1.8–37.3%), β-phellandrene (tr-5.6%), trans-pinocarveol (0.1–5.0%), trans-verbenol (0.1–11.2%), and trans-β-elemene (0–5.7%), similar to major commercial species, although it is difficult to detect mixing of B. rivae and Commiphora africana resins from chemistry alone. The B. rivae trees are not actively tapped, so resin collection has a neutral impact on the health of the trees, and resin production is unaffected by drought. Consequently, collecting resins acts as a key income supplementing livestock herding, as well as a safety net protecting pastoral communities from the severe negative effects of climate change-exacerbated drought on livestock. Therefore, Boswellia rivae is well positioned chemically, ecologically, and socially to support expanded trade.

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Non-timber Forest Product Income: What Implications for Social Safety-Nets in Afaka Forest Reserve Communities, Kaduna-Nigeria?

Cited by 2 publications

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Wildlife harvesting from the Afaka Forest Reserve, Kaduna, Nigeria: The prosperity–posterity crossroad

Wildlife harvesting from the Afaka Forest Reserve, Kaduna, Nigeria: The prosperity–posterity crossroad

Evaluating the Potential of Boswellia rivae to Provide Sustainable Livelihood Benefits in Eastern Ethiopia

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