As most nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are low cash value, their potential for generating significant income appears limited. Low value products can, however, result in significant incomes when people specialize in them.
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Nawir, A.A.
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[Turning straw into gold: specialization among damar agroforest farmers in pesisir, Sumatra]
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Turning straw into gold: specialization among damar agroforest farmers in pesisir, Sumatra
Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Challenges, opportunities and actions for sustainable gum and resin production]
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Challenges, opportunities and actions for sustainable gum and resin production
Several species of Styrax trees from Sumatra and Indochina produce benzoin resin. This resin is used for incense, perfume and pharmaceutical industries. Formerly, S. benzoin was cultivated in low lands of Palembang and North Sumatra but its importance decreased after 2nd World War. Now, product f...
Farmers in the West Lampung Pesisir area in the south of Sumatra, Indonesia, have established forest gardens by introducing damar trees in upland rice swidden plantations. These damar gardens were established as the wild resource itself was vanishing. While cultivating this forest resorce, villag...
Foresta, H. de
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Michon, G.
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Kusworo, A.
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Levang, P.
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[Damar agroforests in Sumatra, Indonesia: domestication of a forest ecosystem through domestication of dipterocarps for resin production]
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Damar agroforests in Sumatra, Indonesia: domestication of a forest ecosystem through domestication of dipterocarps for resin production
This CD contains a collection of CIFOR’s key NTFP-related publications. It includes nine books, two journal articles, three working papers and a video. The different publications present a wide variety of information, from chapters focusing on a particular product in a particular village to an ar...
Belcher, B.
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Kusters, K.
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Suharyanto, G.
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Sampurna, Y.
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Prianto, E.
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Syamsudin, I.
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[Non-timber forest products: selected publications from CIFOR]
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Non-timber forest products: selected publications from CIFOR
This book contains 20 case studies that explain how a selection of forest resources featuring forest plans, animals and fungi are harvested, processed and traded. The botanical cases are presented according to the main part of the plant being used - the fruit, bark or resin. Sometimes the plants ...
López, C.
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Shanley, P.
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[Riches of the forest: food, spices, crafts and resins of Asia [Japanese]]
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Riches of the forest: food, spices, crafts and resins of Asia [Japanese]
Rustiami, H.
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Setyowati, F.M.
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Kartawinata, K.
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[Taxonomy and uses of Daemonorops draco (Wild.) Blums]
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Taxonomy and uses of Daemonorops draco (Wild.) Blums
This book contains 20 case studies that explain how a selection of forest resources featuring forest plans, animals and fungi are harvested, processed and traded. The botanical cases are presented according to the main part of the plant being used - the fruit, bark or resin. Sometimes the plants ...
López, C.
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Shanley, P.
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[Riches of the forest: food, spices, crafts and resins of Asia]
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Riches of the forest: food, spices, crafts and resins of Asia
Teshome, B.
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Kassa, H.
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Padoch, C.
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Mohammed, Z.
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[Determinants Level of Income of Gums and Resins in the Dry Forest Areas and the Contribution to Different Socio Economic in Northwestern and Southern Ethiopia]
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Determinants Level of Income of Gums and Resins in the Dry Forest Areas and the Contribution to Different Socio Economic in Northwestern and Southern Ethiopia