Ngong Forest Dependence and Household Welfare

Dorothy Mwera (), Dr. Wilfred Nyangena () and Dr. Kamau Gathiaka ()

International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2016, vol. 1, issue 1, 1 - 15

Abstract: Purpose: This study attempted to examine the economic contribution made by Ngong forest to rural households that surround it.Methodology: The study area that the sample was drawn from was the Kibiko Holding Ground with a population of 1,025 and 199 households. The study population was 199 households as households were the study unit. A sample size of 55 households was identified through systematic random sampling. Results: indicated that the forest resources that are mostly extracted by the households are firewood, followed by honey, poles, vegetables and finally medicinal herbs. Study results also revealed that only the count of livestock and the quintile income mattered in the extraction of forest resources. The rest of the socioeconomic factors (gender, literacy, years of education, age, family size, family composition, sickness shocks) did not matter for forest resource extraction.Conclusion and Recommendation: The study concluded that poorer households are more resource dependent than the rich. In addition, forest income contributes significantly towards household welfare. Hence, an effort to balance between environmental concerns and sustainable livelihoods should ensure that families living in the area are paid an equivalent KES 5,309 per month to alleviate their suffering in case they were to be translocated to other non forest areas.

Keywords: Forest Income; Quintiles; Forest Resources; Household Income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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