Abstract
The objective of the study is to contribute to the sustainable governance of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) (Djangsa and Wild mangos) on rural livelihood of communities surrounding the rainforest in Yokadouma. The economic potential of Non-Forest Timber Products (NTFPs) and its influence on rural livelihood and development has made it a constant national and international policy debate. However, Cameroon policies and institutional Legal framework is inconsistent with the exploitation and valorisation of these important rural livelihood activities. This study was carried out in Yokadouma in the East Region of Cameroon between February and July of 2020. Respondents were drawn from a cross-section of NTFPs exploiters and marketers. Data was collected through the administration of semi-structured questionnaire design with the aim to answer the research objective. During the recognisances survey, 172 persons concerned in these activities were identified within the 09 villages in the Yokadouma division. Out of these 172 identified persons involved in this economic sector, 165 were interviewed accounting for 96%. Data analysis was done in SPSS version 21 software. Results showed that the NTFPs sector is organized by 02 actors within the value chain who are the producers and retailers. Economic analysis of value chain revealed that producers were able to make 272,780 and 322,367 FCFA per person per season form djansang and wild mangos respectively. The constraints to sustainable management of NTFPs are the gradual disappearance of these tree species, instability of the production cycle, and stumpy involvement of economic operators in the processing chain, the harassments linked to inadequate legislation and the absence of standard measurement units used by retailers of these products. If NTFPs is well managed, it will create jobs and contribute to the economic development and subsequent improvement of livelihood of these rural communities.
Highlights
The world’s forests cover an area of 4 billion hectares in the world, i.e. around 31% of the planet’s submerged land (FAO, 2011)
The objective of the study is to contribute to the sustainable governance of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) (Djangsa and Wild mangos) on rural livelihood of communities surrounding the rainforest in Yokadouma
The results obtained from the people surveyed showed that the production of NTFPs is provided by a single category of actors who work in the informal sector, namely the djansang and wild mango sector
Summary
The world’s forests cover an area of 4 billion hectares in the world, i.e. around 31% of the planet’s submerged land (FAO, 2011). The Cameroonian part of this forest covers an area of more than 22 million hectares or 47% of the national territory (GFW, 2000). This dense forest has a great diversity of biological resources, including Non-Timber Forest products (Abanda, 2013). Resources of the animal kingdom such as shrimps, snails and various insects found in forests are Non-Timber Forest Products (FAO, 2009). Non-timber forest products are the products of plant origin and some species of micro-fauna whose importance remains capital for the populations (Abanda, 2013)
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