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SIGNIFICANCE OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS COMMERCIALIZATION IN RURAL AREAS OF PERUVIAN AMAZON
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The study is presenting research focused on non-timber forest products, their significance of consumption and other possible usage heading to economic improvement or rural populations from the Peruvian Amazon. The study sampling represents three villages situated in the remote areas affected by timber exploitation where attitudes to NTFPs collection and use are strong. Data collection was carried out during September and October 2011 through interviews, semi–structured questionnaires and direct observation followed by participatory techniques. Significance of used NTFPs were determined by cultural and economic values. Field study was conducted in 40 randomly selected households in three villages of the Abujao river basin, out of which 17 belonged to the ethnic households of the Shipibo-Conibo tribe and 23 were populated by migrants called the mestizos. During the survey 57 plant based and 20 animal based NTFPs collected and used by both ethnic groups were identified. Results show that NTFPs play an important role in enabling forest dependent households to realise a part of their cash income. Shipibo-Conibo collect higher number of NTFPs, i.e. 67 out of total number 77 identified NTFPs, in comparison to the “mestizo” households. Shipibo-Conibo harvests NTFPs particularly in the secondary forest (29.41%), while most of them (64.18%) are used for subsistence purposes. In contrast, “mestizo” households use the collect 61 NTFPs, of which 73.77% are for auto-consumption. The calculation of cultural and economic values showed that NTFPs have higher cultural importance for the Shipibo-Conibo (62.69%) while for “mestizo” households NTFPs are important from the economic point of view (59.02%).
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