Mahapatra Ajay Kumar, Albers Heidi J, Robinson Elizabeth J Z
Aranya Bhavan, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
Environ Manage. 2005 Mar;35(3):258-65. doi: 10.1007/s00267-003-8203-9.
In recent years, researchers and policy makers have recognized that nontimber forest products (NTFPs) extracted from forests by rural people can make a significant contribution to their well-being and to the local economy. This study presents and discusses data that describe the contribution of NTFPs to cash income in the dry deciduous forests of Orissa and Jharkhand, India. In its focus on cash income, this study sheds light on how the sale of NTFPs and products that use NTFPs as inputs contribute to the rural economy. From analysis of a unique data set that was collected over the course of a year, the study finds that the contribution of NTFPs to cash income varies across ecological settings, seasons, income level, and caste. Such variation should inform where and when to apply NTFP forest access and management policies.
近年来，研究人员和政策制定者已经认识到，农村居民从森林中获取的非木材林产品（NTFPs）能对他们的福祉以及当地经济做出重大贡献。本研究展示并讨论了描述非木材林产品对印度奥里萨邦和贾坎德邦干燥落叶林现金收入贡献的数据。通过关注现金收入，本研究揭示了非木材林产品的销售以及使用非木材林产品作为投入的产品如何对农村经济做出贡献。通过对一年内收集的独特数据集进行分析，该研究发现非木材林产品对现金收入的贡献在不同生态环境、季节、收入水平和种姓之间存在差异。这种差异应为非木材林产品森林准入和管理政策的应用地点和时间提供参考。
