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Non-timber forest products and their contribution to households income around Falgore Game Reserve in Kano, Nigeria

查看全文 作　　者：Muhammad Sabiu [1]Suleiman;Vivian Oliver [1]Wasonga;Judith Syombua [1]Mbau;Aminu [2]Suleiman;Yazan Ahmed [1]Elhadi 高影响力作者 机构地区：[1]Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,University of Nairobi,P.O.Box 29053,Loresho Ridge,Nairobi,Kenya;[2]Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension,Bayero University Kano,Kano,Nigeria高影响力机构 出　　处：《Ecological Processes》索引2017年第6卷第1期,共14页高影响力期刊 摘　　要：Introduction:In the recent decades,there has been growing interest in the contribution of non-timber forest products(NTFPs)to livelihoods,development,and poverty alleviation among the rural populace.This has been prompted by the fact that communities living adjacent to forest reserves rely to a great extent on the NTFPs for their livelihoods,and therefore any effort to conserve such resources should as a prerequisite understand how the host communities interact with them.Methods:Multistage sampling technique was used for the study.A representative sample of 400 households was used to explore the utilization of NTFPs and their contribution to households’income in communities proximate to Falgore Game Reserve(FGR)in Kano State,Nigeria.Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze and summarize the data collected.Results:The findings reveal that communities proximate to FGR mostly rely on the reserve for firewood,medicinal herbs,fodder,and fruit nuts for household use and sales.Income from NTFPs accounts for 20–60%of the total income of most(68%)of the sampled households.The utilization of NTFPs was significantly influenced by age,sex,household size,main occupation,distance to forest and market.Conclusions:The findings suggest that NTFPs play an important role in supporting livelihoods,and therefore provide an important safety net for households throughout the year particularly during periods of hardship occasioned by drought.It is suggested that stakeholders should prioritize technical and financial support programs on agricultural value addition and handcrafts that would promote off-farm income generating activities,in addition,provision of alternative domestic cooking energy such as biogas in communities proximate to FGR in order to reduce pressure relating to fuelwood gathering from the forest,this will help to improve forest resources quality. 关 键 词：Agricultural income COLLECTION Conservation Forest income Game Reserve
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