Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: A reality check
Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: A reality check
This article challenges the pervasive view that commercialisation of non-timber forest products can (easily) achieve ecosystem and species conservation as well as improving livelihoods. Following a brief review of who and what is involved, it focuses on the main ecological and livelihood risks of unconsidered promotion of NTFP commercialisation, drawing on a wide range of case studies from around the world. It concludes with some recommendations, emphasising the lack of 'magic-bullet' products, and the importance - among other things - of not ignoring national policy, taking an integrated view of the value chain, considering the implications of different production options, and improving both quality and quantity.
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Belcher, Brian
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Schreckenberg, Kathrin
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2007
Belcher, Brian
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Schreckenberg, Kathrin
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Belcher, Brian and Schreckenberg, Kathrin
(2007)
Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: A reality check.
Development Policy Review, 25 (3), .
(doi:10.1111/j.1467-7679.2007.00374.x).
Abstract
This article challenges the pervasive view that commercialisation of non-timber forest products can (easily) achieve ecosystem and species conservation as well as improving livelihoods. Following a brief review of who and what is involved, it focuses on the main ecological and livelihood risks of unconsidered promotion of NTFP commercialisation, drawing on a wide range of case studies from around the world. It concludes with some recommendations, emphasising the lack of 'magic-bullet' products, and the importance - among other things - of not ignoring national policy, taking an integrated view of the value chain, considering the implications of different production options, and improving both quality and quantity.
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Published date: 2007
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/73825
ISSN: 0950-6764
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