Role of Women in the Use of Non-Timber Forest Produce: A Review

Hasalkar, Suma; Jadhav, Veena

doi:10.1080/09718923.2004.11892415

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“…Field observation revealed that the sales of the identified plant barks were mostly dominated by the males while patronage that cut across genders was more skewed to the males than females. Results from this study tend to differ from the previous assertions of Hasalkar and Jadhav [29], Hoare [30], Kayode and Sanni [6] that females dominated the trade on non-woody forest products. Male dominance in this study was borne out of the dominant religious practice in the study area.…”

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants’ Stem Barks used in Kaduna State of Nigeria

Ayeni

Kayode

2019

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Inventory of plant species whose barks were sold in markets located in two local government areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria was carried out in this study. Three markets were selected randomly from each of the two Local Government Areas of the study area. In each market, 10 medicinal plant vendors and 10 respondents were randomly selected and interviewed with the aid of semi structure questionnaire matrix. Plants whose stem barks were of medicinal values were identified; their mode of preparations and utilizations were documented. The respondents were diverse and cut across socioeconomic classification. Respondents' consciousness was linked to oral transfer of the indigenous knowledge on plants and the recent realization of their economic values thus trading and the act of apprenticing in trading in medicinal plants is now a viable entrepreneurial venture. 54 plant species, belonging to 28 families, have their barks valued for medicine and were sold in the study area. The species were rich in diverse chemical constituents. The sales and patronage of the identified barks, in the study area, transcend gender but skewed to the males due to religious belief thus suggesting that gender specific roles in medicinal plants could be faith-based. Dependence on plant barks was borne out of the age long tradition and confidence of the people on plant medicine. This was complemented by their affordability and ready availability especially in the markets in the study area. Most of the identified barks were sourced outside the study area though forest reserves abound in all parts of the state, yet importation dominated the supply chain as the reserves were highly depleted due to anthropogenic activities. This study tends to support the previous clamour for biodiversity conservation through cultivation of the identified plant species in the study area.

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants’ Stem Barks used in Kaduna State of Nigeria

Ayeni

Kayode

2019

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“…In many NTFP value chains both men and women may be involved, either independently at different stages or together for certain functions (Schreckenberg and Marshall 2006), but in many such cases women may be subordinate to men or may carry out activities that have limited visibility. Promotion of trade in traditional NTFPs may therefore not always be of benefit to women (Schreckenberg and Marshall 2006, Hasalkar and Jadhav 2004, Neumann and Hirsch 2000. For example, Hasalkar and Jdahave (2004) working in Karnataka in India found that women's participation in forest enterprises decreased significantly when extraction and processing was mechanised, and when factory type units were established.…”

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Opportunities for enhancing poor women's socioeconomic empowerment in the value chains of three African non-timber forest products (NTFPs)

Shackleton¹,

Paumgarten²,

Kassa³

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int. forest. rev.

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“…then the higher male:female ratio would lead to increased forest dependency. However, due to the complex nature of gender allocation in forest good collection, the overall effect may be ambiguous (see Hasalkar and Yadhav 2004 for more details). 7.…”

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Role of income diversification in protecting natural forests: evidence from rural households in forest margins of Sri Lanka

Illukpitiya

Yanagida

2008

Agroforest Syst

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Income diversification among households living in forest margins helps to maintain a sustainable livelihood. Reducing forest dependency helps in-situ conservation of biodiversity thereby conserving forest resources. This paper presents evidence of income diversification and its effects on forest resource extraction by rural communities living in forest margins. Diversified income sources of typical households include crop farming, off-farm employment, animal husbandry, home gardening and extraction of non-timber forest products and fuelwood. The calculated mean indexes of diversification for the households in forest margins under investigation were 2.53, 2.57, 2.19 and 2.25. Results of the analysis show that the income diversification index had a negative and significant effect on dependency of rural households on forest resource extraction for three forest reserves. A positive relation between the index of income diversification and total income indicates an increase in household income due to increasing diversification income sources. However, given the complex nature of protecting natural forests, income diversification should be part of a broader integrated policy goal to protect natural forests.

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Role of Women in the Use of Non-Timber Forest Produce: A Review

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants’ Stem Barks used in Kaduna State of Nigeria

Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants’ Stem Barks used in Kaduna State of Nigeria

Opportunities for enhancing poor women's socioeconomic empowerment in the value chains of three African non-timber forest products (NTFPs)

Role of income diversification in protecting natural forests: evidence from rural households in forest margins of Sri Lanka

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants&rsquo; Stem Barks used in Kaduna State of Nigeria

Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants&rsquo; Stem Barks used in Kaduna State of Nigeria

Opportunities for enhancing poor women's socioeconomic empowerment in the value chains of three African non-timber forest products (NTFPs)

Role of income diversification in protecting natural forests: evidence from rural households in forest margins of Sri Lanka

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