A study of the woodcraft sector in Zimbabwe was conducted to understand the potential role of NTFP commercialisation in rural households. Zimbabwe experienced an uosurge in the marketing of wodcarvings and other craft articles during the 1990s. Possible social and ecological impacts originating f...
The commercial use of natural resources to manufacture products for sale to tourists has become a significant supplementary source of income to rural people in all areas of Zimbabwe. The use of natural resources to produce woodcarving has been controversial because of the volume of woods used and...
Standa-Gunda, W.
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Braedt, O.
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[Trading forest products in South-Eastern Zimbabwe: ecology, economics and politics of woodcarving]
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Trading forest products in South-Eastern Zimbabwe: ecology, economics and politics of woodcarving
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 whi...
Braedt, O.
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[Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe]
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Forest products and rural households: woodcraft commercialisation in Southern Zimbabwe