The Trade in Non-Timber Forest Products from Nepal

Traditional uses of medicinal plants in gastrointestinal disorders in Nepal

“…There are many plant species that are endemic (Shrestha and Joshi, 1996) and have medicinal value (Rokaya et al, 2012a). A large number of medicinal plant species are traded within the country or exported outside (Edwards, 1996;Olsen and Helles, 1997;Olsen and Bhattarai, 2005). Collection and trade of wild medicinal plants have largely contributed to rural economy in Nepal.…”

Complex relationships among gender and forest food harvesting: insights from the Bribri Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

“…Over a period of two years, Edwards (1996a) identified two groups of collectors involved in the NTFP trade in Nepal, specialists and generalists. Specialists, mostly men, work in groups and go on high-altitude collecting trips of several days duration.…”

“…Costs borne by the intermediary include salaries, packing sacks, transportation and the financial cost of forgoing interest on the money invested in stored tagua. Edwards (1996a) points out that, while harvesters in Nepal would increase their incomes if they sold directly at the roadhead, the essential services of the traders would have to be replaced by a cooperative where harvesters could share the costs. By eliminating two levels of intermediaries, an extra 11.6% percent mark-up would become available to a hypothetical collector's cooperative, but the costs of transportation, administration and other transactions would have to be subtracted.…”

The non-timber forest products sector in nepal : policy issues in plant conservation and utilization

“…The focus should shift to capacity building of these institutions towards practicing techniques of managing NTFPs in community forests (Pandit and Thapa, 2003) and cultivating on private lands on large scales, which would put less stress on natural forests. However, suitable institutions and interventions have to be highly site specific since there are considerable regional variations in the nature of NTFP production and trade (Edwards, 1996b).…”