Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe

The focus of this thesis is to assess the importance and potential of forest products for the sustainable development of tropical rural areas and, specifically, the role of forest product commercialisation for rural households. By using the example of woodcraft sector the book reveals aspects which...

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Autor principal: Braedt, O.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Kommissionsverlag, Buchhandlung Max Wiedebusch 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18898
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description The focus of this thesis is to assess the importance and potential of forest products for the sustainable development of tropical rural areas and, specifically, the role of forest product commercialisation for rural households. By using the example of woodcraft sector the book reveals aspects which need to be addressed in order to achieve sustained income from forest product commercialisation. The study concludes that there is little ecological and silvicultural information regarding communal area forests to inform the policy development process in regard to woodcraft sector in Zimbabwe. Macroeconomic policies, forestry regulations, certification efforts, and the creation of market information systems are some aspects that need to be addressed so that forest product dependent livelihoods can be secured. Three aspects to be considered to sustain the flow of income obtained through the commercialisation of forest products: (1) legal contradictions which relate to woodcraft production and sale, (2) the formal recognition and incorporation of the sector, and (3) the provision of the alternative wood supplies.
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spelling CGSpace188982025-01-24T14:21:00Z Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe Braedt, O. theses non-timber forest products wood carving forest resources trade income rural economy rural communities institutions The focus of this thesis is to assess the importance and potential of forest products for the sustainable development of tropical rural areas and, specifically, the role of forest product commercialisation for rural households. By using the example of woodcraft sector the book reveals aspects which need to be addressed in order to achieve sustained income from forest product commercialisation. The study concludes that there is little ecological and silvicultural information regarding communal area forests to inform the policy development process in regard to woodcraft sector in Zimbabwe. Macroeconomic policies, forestry regulations, certification efforts, and the creation of market information systems are some aspects that need to be addressed so that forest product dependent livelihoods can be secured. Three aspects to be considered to sustain the flow of income obtained through the commercialisation of forest products: (1) legal contradictions which relate to woodcraft production and sale, (2) the formal recognition and incorporation of the sector, and (3) the provision of the alternative wood supplies. 2003 2012-06-04T09:08:55Z 2012-06-04T09:08:55Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18898 en Kommissionsverlag, Buchhandlung Max Wiedebusch Braedt, O. 2003. Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe . Mitteilungen der Bundesforschungsanstalt fur Forst- und Holzwirtschaft No.210. Hamburg, Kommissionsverlag, Buchhandlung Max Wiedebusch. xii, 207p.
spellingShingle theses
non-timber forest products
wood carving
forest resources
trade
income
rural economy
rural communities
institutions
Braedt, O.
Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe
title Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe
title_full Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe
title_fullStr Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe
title_short Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe
title_sort forest products and rural households woodcraft commercialisation in southern zimbabwe
topic theses
non-timber forest products
wood carving
forest resources
trade
income
rural economy
rural communities
institutions
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18898
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