The trade in Pelargonium sidoides: Rural livelihood relief or bounty for the 'bio-buccaneers'?

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 530-547

  van Niekerk, Jaci ^a   Wynberg, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

access and benefit sharing; bioprospecting; non timber forest product; Pelargonium sidoides; traditional knowledge; value chain

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES;

EID: 84866316929     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2012.715440     Document Type: Article

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