Gender roles and the potential to tap women's experiences are keys for African economic development. The paper illustrates this potential with a gender analysis of forest product markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon by describing the functioning of the market and analysing male-female dif...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Ndoye, O.
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Eyebe, A.
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Ngono, D.L.
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[A gender analysis of forest products markets in Cameroon]
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A gender analysis of forest products markets in Cameroon
Many rural dwellers in tropical regions depend on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for their livelihood and their income needs. Local markets play an important role in enabling forest-dependent households to realize a significant part of their cash income through sale of NTFP's. Increase urbani...
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Eyebe, A.
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[The markets for non-timber forest products in the humid forest zone of Cameroon]
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The markets for non-timber forest products in the humid forest zone of Cameroon
The paper analyses the structure of non-timber forest products (NTFP) markets in the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon from a spatial perspective. A characterisation of 25 markets based on a set of products, traders, and market place attributes was produced. The combination of the attributes si...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Ndoye, O.
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Eyebe, A.
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Puntodewo, A.
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[Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon]
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Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Eyebe, A.
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[Los Mercados de Productos Forestales No Maderables en la Zona de Bosques Húmedos de Camerún]
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Los Mercados de Productos Forestales No Maderables en la Zona de Bosques Húmedos de Camerún
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Eyebe, A.
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[Les marchés des produits forestiers non ligneux dans la zone de forêt humide du Cameroun]
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Les marchés des produits forestiers non ligneux dans la zone de forêt humide du Cameroun
This paper investigates the importance of income generated from marketing selected NWFP in Central Africa., focuses on local markets in Cameroon and at the borders with the Central African Republic (CAR), equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The species considered are Irvingia spp. (bush mango nut), Cola...
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Eyebe, A.
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[Non-timber forest products markets and potential degradation of the forest resource in Central Africa: the role of research in providing a balance between welfare improvement and forest conservation]
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Non-timber forest products markets and potential degradation of the forest resource in Central Africa: the role of research in providing a balance between welfare improvement and forest conservation