Value chain dynamics of an emerging palm fiber handicraft market in Maranhão, Brazil

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 36-53

  Virapongse, Arika ^a   Schmink, Marianne ^a   Larkin, Sherry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

buriti; emerging markets; livelihood systems; Maranh o; Mauritia flexuosa; NTFP; value chain

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT; MARKET CONDITIONS; NATURAL RESOURCE; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL; MARANHAO; UNITED STATES;

MAURITIA FLEXUOSA;

EID: 84897969213     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2013.868707     Document Type: Article

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