Contribution of parkland trees to farmers’ livelihoods: a case study from Mali

Mbène Dièye Faye, John C. Weber, Bayo Mounkoro and Joseph-Marie Dakouo

Development in Practice, 2010, vol. 20, issue 3, 428-434

Abstract: Native species of trees and shrubs contribute significantly to farmers' livelihoods by supplying food, medicinal products, fodder, and wood. In the case study reported in this article, this contribution to farmers' annual revenue varied from 26 per cent to 73 per cent, and was as high as US$ 650 a year for households for which agroforestry products were the primary source of revenue. Household consumption was not quantified in the study, but farmers' comments confirmed that native trees also played an important role in assuring food security, especially in the ‘hunger period’ when grain stores are low and farmers are waiting for the next harvest.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/09614521003710013

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