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Due to overemphasis on timber production in past decades, Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) were neglected by foresters and policy makers leading to lack of attention on their values, although their uses are less ecologically destructive than timber harvesting. This study was conducted to emphasize the contribution of NWFPs to rural livelihood in South Kordofan State (Sudan) in terms of their values to provide subsistence, employment and income generation. The state is rich with various tree species which grow naturally. This research focused on the much precious species according to local knowledge, namely, Zizyphus spina-christi., Balantites aegyptiaca, Adansonia digitata, Tamaraindus indica, Acacia nilotica, Grewia tenax, Acacia Senegal, Croton zambesicus and Sterculia setigera. Data was collected through a questionnaire with a sample size of three hundreds households. Descriptive statistics were applied to analyze the data using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The study came out with quantitative results declaring the high dependency of households on NWFPs for subsistence and income generation. More emphasis of forest management for such products could contribute to both sustainability and conservation objectives.
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Deafalla, T., Dafa-Alla, D., Abbas, M. (2014). The Importance of Non Wood Forest Products for Rural Livelihoods: The Case of South Kordofan State, Sudan. In: Behnassi, M., Shahid, S., Mintz-Habib, N. (eds) Science, Policy and Politics of Modern Agricultural System. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7957-0_22
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