Contribution of small-scale gum and resin commercialization to local livelihood and rural economic development in the drylands of Eastern Africa

Forests

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 952-977

  Abtew, Asmamaw Alemu ^a,b,c   Pretzsch, Jürgen ^a   Secco, Laura ^b   Mohamod, Tarig Elshikh ^d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^d University of Kordofan   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Ethiopia and sudan; Gums and resins; Livelihood; Poverty alleviation; Resource management regime

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHIOPIA; LIVELIHOOD; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS; SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS;

RESINS;

COMMERCIALIZATION; DRYLAND FARMING; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ETHIOPIA; SUDAN;

EID: 84902481634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f5050952     Document Type: Article

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