Non-timber forests products (NTFPs) provide multiple livelihood benefits to local
communities and regional and national economies. And yet this knowledge is rarely drawn …

Traditional food systems offer a key link between the social and economic resilience of
smallholder farmers and pastoralists and the sustainable food and nutrition security of global …

This important new collection of contributions brings together current thinking on poverty
reduction and rural livelihoods in develo** countries. As well as leading economists in the …

The European Commission recently authorized the import of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.)
fruit pulp as a novel food. In rural West Africa the multipurpose baobab is used extensively …

Although the importance of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is increasingly recognised
across the globe, their potential is not yet fully realised. Their often valuable nutritional …

African baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is a common, multifunctional tree native to Western
Africa's arid and semi-Arid regions. It offers a broad range of economic benefits, including …

Arid and semi-arid forests and woodlands (hereafter called «dryland forests»), in spite of
their ecological and social importance, have received little attention in land change studies …

Morocco's argan oil is now the most expensive edible oil in the world. High-value argan
markets have sparked a bonanza of argan activity. Nongovernmental organizations …

An emphasis on global markets for non-timber forest products (NTFPs) often overshadows
attention to the local trade in many traditionally important products. Inattention to local …

Research Highlights: This study reviews the available literature on processed non-timber
forest products (NTFPs) in order to comprehensively identify relevant factors enabling or …