The contribution of non-timber forest products to the livelihoods of forest-dependent people: a case study in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam

IF 1.1 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Forests, Trees and Livelihoods Pub Date : 2020-05-31 DOI:10.1080/14728028.2020.1770131

H. Le, T. Nguyen

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In Vietnam, most research has addressed important ecological and biological aspects of NTFPs, but research on the relationship between NTFPs and livelihoods of rural households is still limited. This research, therefore, seeks to fill a gap in understanding of the contribution of NTFPs to the livelihoods of forest-dependent people in Vietnam. Structured interviews were held with 100 households in three villages in Truong Son commune, Luong Son district, Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam with different types of household wealth ranking. The indirect opportunity cost (IOC) method was applied to provide an indirect estimate of the economic value of NTFP extraction by households. This research showed that NTFPs contribute moderately to livelihoods of all forest-dependent people in Vietnam, but that NTFPs are a more important livelihood source for poor households than for moderate and rich households. Significant determinants of a household’s dependence on NTFPs are the number of adults, other types of cash income (e.g. off-farm cash income, animal husbandry cash income, other forest activities cash income, pension, and salaries). The research findings suggest several implications for policymakers.

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非木材森林产品对依赖森林的人的生计的贡献：以越南和平省为例

在越南，大多数研究都涉及非森林保护区的重要生态和生物学方面，但关于非森林保护区与农户生计之间关系的研究仍然有限。因此，本研究旨在填补在了解非森林保护区对越南依赖森林的人民生计的贡献方面的空白。对越南和平省龙山区张山公社三个村的100户家庭进行了结构化访谈，并进行了不同类型的家庭财富排名。采用间接机会成本(IOC)方法对家庭开采NTFP的经济价值进行了间接估计。该研究表明，非森林保护区对越南所有依赖森林的人的生计贡献中等，但非森林保护区对贫困家庭的生计来源比对中等和富裕家庭的生计来源更重要。一个家庭依赖非森林保护项目的重要决定因素是成年人数量、其他类型的现金收入(如非农现金收入、畜牧业现金收入、其他森林活动现金收入、养老金和工资)。研究结果对政策制定者提出了几点启示。

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Forests, Trees and Livelihoods Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry

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期刊介绍： Forests, Trees and Livelihoods originated in 1979 under the name of the International Tree Crops Journal and adopted its new name in 2001 in order to reflect its emphasis on the diversity of tree based systems within the field of rural development. It is a peer-reviewed international journal publishing comments, reviews, case studies, research methodologies and research findings and articles on policies in this general field in order to promote discussion, debate and the exchange of information and views in the main subject areas of.