Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction
The contribution that domesticated indigenous fruit trees make to many farmers’ livelihoods is often not acknowledged in either national- or international-level poverty reduction strategies. Current agricultural data tend to be restricted to a narrow range of exotic fruit (e.g. mango, avocado, citru...
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| author | Schreckenberg, Kate Awono, A. Degrande, A. Mbosso, C. Ndoye, O. Tchoundjeu, Z. |
| author_browse | Awono, A. Degrande, A. Mbosso, C. Ndoye, O. Schreckenberg, Kate Tchoundjeu, Z. |
| author_facet | Schreckenberg, Kate Awono, A. Degrande, A. Mbosso, C. Ndoye, O. Tchoundjeu, Z. |
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| description | The contribution that domesticated indigenous fruit trees make to many farmers’ livelihoods is often not acknowledged in either national- or international-level poverty reduction strategies. Current agricultural data tend to be restricted to a narrow range of exotic fruit (e.g. mango, avocado, citrus). Existing data on indigenous fruit are often not presented in the kinds of income-related terms used in the policy debate, nor are they linked to simple policy recommendations. Drawing predominantly on the examples of Dacryodes edulis and Irvingia gabonensis in Cameroon and Nigeria, this paper presents evidence for the contribution of these fruit trees to poverty reduction. Evidence on the numbers and types of people obtaining an income from indigenous fruit trees, the proportion and value of that income and whether the income acts as a safety-net or can help to move people out of poverty, is presented. Non-income related impacts on health and the environment are also discussed. Finally, key policy interventions required to sustain and increase the already valuable contribution of domesticated indigenous fruit trees are outlined. |
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| spelling | CGSpace194122025-01-24T14:19:49Z Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction Schreckenberg, Kate Awono, A. Degrande, A. Mbosso, C. Ndoye, O. Tchoundjeu, Z. poverty income non-timber forest products dacryodes edulis irvingia fruit trees gender relations health rural communities rural welfare environmental protection The contribution that domesticated indigenous fruit trees make to many farmers’ livelihoods is often not acknowledged in either national- or international-level poverty reduction strategies. Current agricultural data tend to be restricted to a narrow range of exotic fruit (e.g. mango, avocado, citrus). Existing data on indigenous fruit are often not presented in the kinds of income-related terms used in the policy debate, nor are they linked to simple policy recommendations. Drawing predominantly on the examples of Dacryodes edulis and Irvingia gabonensis in Cameroon and Nigeria, this paper presents evidence for the contribution of these fruit trees to poverty reduction. Evidence on the numbers and types of people obtaining an income from indigenous fruit trees, the proportion and value of that income and whether the income acts as a safety-net or can help to move people out of poverty, is presented. Non-income related impacts on health and the environment are also discussed. Finally, key policy interventions required to sustain and increase the already valuable contribution of domesticated indigenous fruit trees are outlined. 2006 2012-06-04T09:09:25Z 2012-06-04T09:09:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19412 en Schreckenberg, K., Awono, A., Degrande, A., Mbosso, C., Ndoye, O., Tchoundjeu, Z. 2006. Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction . Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 16 :35û51. ISSN: 1472-8028. |
| spellingShingle | poverty income non-timber forest products dacryodes edulis irvingia fruit trees gender relations health rural communities rural welfare environmental protection Schreckenberg, Kate Awono, A. Degrande, A. Mbosso, C. Ndoye, O. Tchoundjeu, Z. Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction |
| title | Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction |
| title_full | Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction |
| title_fullStr | Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction |
| title_short | Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction |
| title_sort | domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction |
| topic | poverty income non-timber forest products dacryodes edulis irvingia fruit trees gender relations health rural communities rural welfare environmental protection |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19412 |
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