Quantifying the economic contribution of wild food harvests to rural livelihoods: a global-comparative analysis
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Quantifying the economic contribution of wild food harvests to rural livelihoods : a global-comparative analysis. / Hickey, Gordon M.; Pouliot, Mariéve; Smith-Hall, Carsten; Wunder, Sven; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt.
In: Food Policy, Vol. 62, 2016, p. 122-132.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Quantifying the economic contribution of wild food harvests to rural livelihoods
T2 - a global-comparative analysis
AU - Hickey, Gordon M.
AU - Pouliot, Mariéve
AU - Smith-Hall, Carsten
AU - Wunder, Sven
AU - Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This paper empirically quantifies and analyses (i) the economic contribution of wild foods to rural households, (ii) the household socio-economic, demographic, and geographical correlates of wild food income, and (iii) how wild foods can be better incorporated into integrative food security policies. We used household income data from 7975 households in 24 developing countries across three continents collected by the Poverty Environment Network (PEN). We found 77% of households to be engaged in wild food collection from forest and non-forest environments even though the share of wild food income in total household income was on average only 4%. Poorer households and households experiencing shocks derived higher income shares from wild foods. State land is the main source of forest-derived wild food income while private lands are most important for non-forest wild food income. Considerable regional variation in determinants and the direction of significant relationships indicate there is no one-size-fits-all approach to integrating wild foods into food and forest policies. However, our results reveal potential to increase household food security by integrating wild foods into national food policies in more customized ways.
AB - This paper empirically quantifies and analyses (i) the economic contribution of wild foods to rural households, (ii) the household socio-economic, demographic, and geographical correlates of wild food income, and (iii) how wild foods can be better incorporated into integrative food security policies. We used household income data from 7975 households in 24 developing countries across three continents collected by the Poverty Environment Network (PEN). We found 77% of households to be engaged in wild food collection from forest and non-forest environments even though the share of wild food income in total household income was on average only 4%. Poorer households and households experiencing shocks derived higher income shares from wild foods. State land is the main source of forest-derived wild food income while private lands are most important for non-forest wild food income. Considerable regional variation in determinants and the direction of significant relationships indicate there is no one-size-fits-all approach to integrating wild foods into food and forest policies. However, our results reveal potential to increase household food security by integrating wild foods into national food policies in more customized ways.
KW - Environmental income
KW - Food security
KW - Forests
KW - Household income surveys
KW - Integrative policy
U2 - 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.06.001
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84975291119
VL - 62
SP - 122
EP - 132
JO - Food Policy
JF - Food Policy
SN - 0306-9192
ER -
ID: 165439625