Can non-wood forest products be used in promoting household food security?: Evidence from savannah and rain forest regions of Southern Nigeria

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Chukwuone, N A ^a   Okeke, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conservation; Determinants of consumption; Plant species of forest products; Utilization

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVANTS; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMPTION; FOREST PRODUCTS; HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD FOOD; NATIONAL ACCOUNTING; NIGERIA; NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS; PLANT SPECIES; POLICY MAKERS; RAIN FORESTS; RESOURCE MANAGERS;

CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUITS; OILS AND FATS; WASTE UTILIZATION;

FORESTRY;

CONSERVATION; CONSUMPTION; DECISION MAKING; FOOD; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTS; NATURAL RESOURCES; NIGERIA; OIL;

CHRYSOPHYLLUM DELEVOYI; GNETUM; GNETUM AFRICANUM; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS AFRICANA; PYRUS; TRECULIA AFRICANA;

EID: 84868193195     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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