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Management and incipient domestication of Chamaedorea tepejilote in agroforestry systems in Mexico

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Native wild plants are key elements in addressing global biodiversity loss and supporting sustainable food systems. We investigated how rural communities in Mexico manage Chamaedorea tepejilote, a wild palm with edible male inflorescences, by combining ethnobotanical, genetic, morphological and ecological approaches.
Viviana Andrade, Alejandro Casas, Edna Arévalo‐Marín, Gonzalo D. Álvarez‐Ríos, Hernán Alvarado‐Sizzo, Vanessa Guerrero‐Hernández, Paola Ubiergo‐Corvalán, Maite Lascurain‐Rangel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Timber and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) markets: An overview

Plant Science Today
Timber and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play a vital role in meeting the raw material requirements of industries and local communities in India. However, over the past few decades, the widening gap between demand and supply has posed a critical challenge to sustainable forest resource management.
R Rajkumar, S Varadha Raj, A Vidhyavathi, K Baranidharan, P Balasubramaniam, R Pangayar Selvi, D Rahul   +6 more
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Contribution of the Baobab Value Chain to Equitable Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Non‐timber forest products (NTFPs) are central to income diversification and livelihood resilience in Sub‐Saharan Africa. However, the welfare implications of baobab commercialisation remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap by analysing the contribution of the baobab value chain to household income, poverty reduction, and income ...
Frederick Frimpong, Emmanuel Donkor, Victor Owusu, Dietrich Darr   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Non-Timber Forest Products in Rural Economy of Farmers

International Journal of Economic Plants, 2020
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs), also known as non-wood forest products (NWFPs) and secondary forest products are useful substances obtained from forests.
S. Singh, N. Chaudhary, A. K. Bhatia
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The commercialisation of NTFPs and conservation of forest: a systematic review for forestry policy [PDF]

Forestry Economics Review
Purpose – This current review examines the scientific literature report on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) commercialisation and forest conservation in different jurisdictions.
Enoch Atinga, Richard Kwasi Bannor
doaj   +1 more source

Agroecology and Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transformative adaptation to climate change through the EFICAS Project (Eco‐Friendly Intensification and Climate‐resilient Agricultural Systems) implemented across 12 upland communities in northern Laos from 2014 to 2020.
Jean‐Christophe Castella
wiley   +1 more source

Why Fire Suppression Persists: Territorial Politics and the Criminalisation of Fire in India's Political Forests

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Why does fire suppression remain central to forest governance globally, despite the increasing recognition of fire's ecological and livelihood significance? This study examines the persistence of fire suppression in India, arguing that it continues not for ecological reasons but as a political technology of state territorial control.
Kapil Yadav, Emma Tebbs, Kate Schreckenberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Livelihood and Dietary Transitions in Subsistence Populations of Northern Laos: Insights From Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analysis

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
Conceptual Framework: Livelihood, diet, and hair isotope values. ABSTRACT Objectives Rural populations in northern Laos have experienced dramatic socioeconomic transformation driven by national policies and regional economic integration, substantially influencing their self‐sufficient livelihoods.
Ziyang Li, Mihoko Kibe, Yuki Mizuno, Masafumi Saitoh, Kohei Yamazaki, Hiroaki Masuoka, Satoko Kosaka, Kazumi Natsuhara, Kazuhiro Hirayama, Nouhak Inthavong, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Minoru Yoneda, Shinsuke Tomita, Masahiro Umezaki   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The  contribution of  income from Non Timber Forest Product to the  agroforestry business in community forest in Tasikmalaya Regency

Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2015
Community forests is not merely producing timbers, but also non timber forest products (NTFPs) which are even more important at several places. The objective of the research was to obtain the data with regard to the advantage of developing NTFPs from ...
Dian Diniyati, Budiman Achmad
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Contribution of non-timber forest products to the livelihoods of the forest-dependent communities around the Khadimnagar National Park in northeastern Bangladesh

Regional Sustainability, 2021
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play a significant role in the improvement of the forest-dependent people’s livelihoods around the world, strengthening protection for the sustainable use of forests.
Md. Habibur Rahman, Bishwajit Roy, Md. Shahidul Islam   +2 more
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