- Title
- The contribution of NTFP trade to rural livelihoods in different agro-ecological zones of South Africa
- Creator
- Mugido, Worship, Shackleton, Charlie M
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/398370
- Identifier
- vital:69404
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1505/146554817821865063"
- Description
- In South Africa, there is extensive NTFP trade within communities and via external markets. However, there is a limited indication of the proportion of all households trading one or more NTFPs, and how it varies in relation to local context. Therefore, this study sought to establish the proportion of households trading in NTFPs in sites of different distances to urban markets and agro-ecological zones of South Africa. The results showed that about 6.4% households reported selling NTFPs for various reasons, with many (22%) citing the need to earn cash income and limited employment opportunities (16.9%). Even though the returns from trading NTFPs are relatively low, every earning is very important to many cash-strapped rural households. This was demonstrated by the fact that many sellers of NTFPs used their earnings to augment household income and cover their living expenses.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (14 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Commonwealth Publishing Association
- Language
- English
- Relation
- International Forestry Review, Mugido, W. and Shackleton, C.M., 2017. The contribution of NTFP trade to rural livelihoods in different agro-ecological zones of South Africa. International Forestry Review, 19(3), pp.306-320, International Forestry Review volume 19 number 3 p. 306 2017 2053-7778
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of Commonwealth Publishing Association Open Access Statement (http://www.cfa-international.org/international_forestry_review.php#OA%20publishing)
- Rights
- Closed Access
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Collections
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods
RU Department of Environmental Science
Shackleton, Charles Michael (Distinguished Prof)
SDG 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 15. Life On Land
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