15. Non-timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty: an Economic Analysis

  1. Julian Evans OBE BSc, PhD, DSc, FICFor
  1. William Cavendish

Published Online: 21 JAN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470757062.ch15

The Forests Handbook, Volume 1: An Overview of Forest Science

The Forests Handbook, Volume 1: An Overview of Forest Science

How to Cite

Cavendish, W. (2008) Non-timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty: an Economic Analysis, in The Forests Handbook, Volume 1: An Overview of Forest Science (ed J. Evans), Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470757062.ch15

Editor Information

  1. T.H. Huxley School of Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperial College of Science, The University of London

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 21 JAN 2008
  2. Published Print: 18 JAN 2001

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632048212

Online ISBN: 9780470757062

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Keywords:

  • non-timber forest products;
  • rural poverty;
  • economic analysis;
  • woodlands;
  • rural households

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Why Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty?

  • Economic Characteristics of Rural Households

  • Value of Ntfps to Rural Households and the Causes of NTFP Use

  • Can Rural Development be Based Around NTFPS?

  • Conclusions

  • References