Invisible but viable: Recognising local markets for nontimber forest products

International Forestry Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 697-712

  Shackleton, S ^a,d   Shanley, P ^b   Ndoye, O ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^c Regional Office for Central Africa   (Cameroon)

^d Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Global markets; Local markets; Non timber forest products; NTFPs; Rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POLICY REFORM; RURAL ECONOMY; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 60849093803     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.9.3.697     Document Type: Article

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