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Market chain analysis of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) products in Mali and Benin

Market chain analysis of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.)... Market chain analysis of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) products in Mali and Benin Emmy De Caluwe Supervisor: Patrick Van Damme Department of Plant Production, Ghent University Public dtj'tnce: 5 May 2011 Global food security and economic growth depend on a declining number of plant species. This has placed the future supply of food and rural incomes at risk. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in underutilised species as they allow to improve the livelihoods of the rural poor by generating income, supporting food security and improv­ ing nutrition. Mali and Benin are both characterised by high rates of rural poverty, low basic health services, problematic and unstable food security, and unsustainable use of natural re­ sources. In addition, rural and urban people remain very dependent on the multiple goods and services supplied by indigenous trees and woody plants. Any attempt to find sustainable solutions to the problems listed for Mali and Benin should take into account locally known, used and available natural resources. In West Africa, baobab (Adansonia di.gitata L.) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) form part and parcel of traditional farming systems or agroforestry parklands, and both species have been identified by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Afrika Focus Brill

Market chain analysis of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) products in Mali and Benin

Afrika Focus , Volume 24 (1): 6 – Feb 25, 2011

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0772-084X
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2031-356X
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10.1163/2031356X-02401009
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Market chain analysis of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) products in Mali and Benin Emmy De Caluwe Supervisor: Patrick Van Damme Department of Plant Production, Ghent University Public dtj'tnce: 5 May 2011 Global food security and economic growth depend on a declining number of plant species. This has placed the future supply of food and rural incomes at risk. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in underutilised species as they allow to improve the livelihoods of the rural poor by generating income, supporting food security and improv­ ing nutrition. Mali and Benin are both characterised by high rates of rural poverty, low basic health services, problematic and unstable food security, and unsustainable use of natural re­ sources. In addition, rural and urban people remain very dependent on the multiple goods and services supplied by indigenous trees and woody plants. Any attempt to find sustainable solutions to the problems listed for Mali and Benin should take into account locally known, used and available natural resources. In West Africa, baobab (Adansonia di.gitata L.) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) form part and parcel of traditional farming systems or agroforestry parklands, and both species have been identified by

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Published: Feb 25, 2011

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