Abstract
<em>Tricholoma matsutake </em>(S. Ito and S. Imai) Singer commercialisation provides significant economic benefits to rural communities, mainly in China, Japan and South Korea. Recently, a growing body of research has questioned the impact of commercialization on harvesting behavior and the supply of matsutake. One key question arising from this literature is whether or not community-based management (CBM) has a positive impact on matsutake supply. I surveyed nine mountain villages in Gangwon and North Gyeongsang provinces in South Korea. Four villages were found to have begun CBM of matsutake in the mid-1980s to early-1990s. All four villages continued to engage in CBM as of September 2013. Data suggest that CBM has had a positive impact on matsutake supply, although the exact magnitude and explanatory power of CBM is uncertain. Analysis of the nine villages suggests that CBM may not be a feasible strategy in all villages due to existing property rights regimes and that an external catalyst may be required in villages where harvesters do not perceive any economic benefit to CBM.
Highlights
IntroductionImai) Singer is a wild harvested ectomycorrhizal fungus that produces a highly valuable mushroom
One key question arising from this literature is whether or not community-based management (CBM) has a positive impact on matsutake supply
Controlling for other potential explanatory variables, the results show that CBM is statistically significant at the 10% significance level
Summary
Imai) Singer is a wild harvested ectomycorrhizal fungus that produces a highly valuable mushroom. The commercialisation of the matsutake mushroom provides significant economic benefits to rural communities, mainly in China, Japan and South Korea (He 2010; Faier 2011; van Gevelt 2013). A growing body of research focusing on China’s Yunnan province has raised questions concerning the effects of commercialisation on harvesting behaviour and matsutake supply Yang et al 2008; Amend et al 2010; Huber et al 2010). One key question arising from this literature is whether or not community-based management (CBM) has a positive impact on matsutake supply Yeh 2000; Arora 2008; Yang et al 2009; Menzies and Li 2010) One key question arising from this literature is whether or not community-based management (CBM) has a positive impact on matsutake supply (e.g. Yeh 2000; Arora 2008; Yang et al 2009; Menzies and Li 2010)
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