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DOI10.2989/16085906.2011.626285
Extraction of non-timber forest products as a coping strategy for HIV/AIDS-afflicted rural households in south-eastern Zimbabwe
Mutenje, Munyaradzi J.; Ortmann, Gerald F.; Ferrer, Stuart R. D.
通讯作者Ortmann, Gerald F.
来源期刊AJAR-AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AIDS RESEARCH
ISSN1608-5906
出版年2011
卷号10期号:3页码:195-206
英文摘要

This article examines the role of the extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) as a coping strategy in response to HIV/AIDS-related economic shocks among rural households in the semi-arid Sengwe communal lands in south-eastern Zimbabwe. Using panel data for 200 households in 2008 and 2009, an econometric analysis revealed NTFP extraction as an important ex-post coping mechanism for the HIV/AIDS-afflicted households. Many of the households responded to HIV-related economic crises by increasing NTFP extraction to smooth both consumption and income. On average, the additional income from NTFPs offset about 48% of a household’s income shortfalls due to the impact of HIV or AIDS. The importance of NTFPs as an economic safety-net for households depends more on the timing of extraction than on the magnitude (i.e. as a share of total household contribution). Hence, sustainable forest management is of great value for semi-arid tropical areas, such as the Sengwe communal lands, which are hard hit by the HIV epidemic. Consequently, government and other stakeholders would be well advised to implement programmes that reduce pressure on the forest resources, such as by introducing other income-generating enterprises like raising small livestock, while improvements in access to education and healthcare will further help the rural poor cope with HIV/AIDS-induced economic crises.


英文关键词Africa coping strategies HIV/AIDS household behaviour livelihoods non-timber forest products rural communities
类型Article
语种英语
国家South Africa
收录类别SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号WOS:000299259900002
WOS关键词AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS ; NATURAL INSURANCE ; INCOME ; RISK ; TANZANIA ; CONSUMPTION ; HONDURAS ; AFRICA ; WEALTH
WOS类目Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS研究方向Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/166960
作者单位Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Agr Sci & Agribusiness, ZA-3209 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Mutenje, Munyaradzi J.,Ortmann, Gerald F.,Ferrer, Stuart R. D.. Extraction of non-timber forest products as a coping strategy for HIV/AIDS-afflicted rural households in south-eastern Zimbabwe[J],2011,10(3):195-206.
APA Mutenje, Munyaradzi J.,Ortmann, Gerald F.,&Ferrer, Stuart R. D..(2011).Extraction of non-timber forest products as a coping strategy for HIV/AIDS-afflicted rural households in south-eastern Zimbabwe.AJAR-AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AIDS RESEARCH,10(3),195-206.
MLA Mutenje, Munyaradzi J.,et al."Extraction of non-timber forest products as a coping strategy for HIV/AIDS-afflicted rural households in south-eastern Zimbabwe".AJAR-AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AIDS RESEARCH 10.3(2011):195-206.
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