Links between the Local Trade in Natural Products, Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in a Semi-arid Region of South Africa

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Opportunities for Enhancing Poor Women's Socioeconomic Empowerment in the Value Chains of Three African Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) (2011, background): “…collected and sold by women during the dry season contributes up to a third of cash income of Somali pastoralists in southeastern Ethiopia, while Shackleton et al. (2008) argue how poor, often elderly and uneducated women in South Africa turn to trading NTFPs as growing economic hardship and…”
Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa: Policies, Incentives and Options for the Rural Poor (2010, unknown): “Growing urban populations have greatly increased the demand for charcoal, medicinal plants, wild meat, and construction wood, among other products (e.g. Lowore 2006; Shackleton et al., 2008).”
From Subsistence to Safety Nets and Cash Income: Exploring the Diverse Values of Non-timber Forest Products for Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation (2011, background): “4), often helping to prevent households, particularly the poorest (Rueff et al. 2009; Shackleton et al. 2008), from sinking lower into poverty during difficult times.”