LEVERAGING RURAL LIVELIHOODS WITH FOREST CONSERVATION IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS

In recent times some economists view Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) extraction and marketing as a better alternative to timber exploitation as a rural livelihood strategy. Harvesting and sale of NTFPs have the potential for accomplishing the dual goals of natural forest conservation and income g...

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Main Authors: Egbe BASSEY ETOWA, Osim Eyam OJOGU, Samuel Sunday ODUNLAMI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovak University of Agriculture 2015-03-01
Series:Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics
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Online Access:http://roaae.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RAAE_01_2015_Bassey_Etowa_et_al_2.pdf