Drivers of exploitation and inequity in non-timber forest products (NTFP) value chains: The case of Indian bay leaf in nepal and India

Development Policy Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-87

  Choudhary, Dyutiman ^a   Kala, S P ^b   Todaria, N P ^c   Dasgupta, S ^b   Kollmair, M ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

^b H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ICIMOD   (Nepal)

^d NONE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Bay leaves; Governance; Inequity; Markets; Small producers; Value chain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; COMMODITY MARKET; COMPETITIVENESS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEAF; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POWER RELATIONS; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE POLICY;

INDIA; NEPAL; UTTARAKHAND;

CINNAMOMUM TAMALA;

EID: 84890867425     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12044     Document Type: Article

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