Non-Wood Forest Products In Tanzania

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Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts

EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (1998-2000)

Tropical forestry Budget line B7-6201/97-15/VIII/FOR

PROJECT GCP/INT/679/EC

THE STATUS OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS

IN TANZANIA

BY FORESTRY AND BEEKEEPING DIVISION

1999

This report has been produced as an out put of the EC-FAO Partnership Programme (1998-2000) - Project GCP/INT/679/EC Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts.The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the EC or the FAO.

This paper has been minimally edited for clarity and style

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Area and Vegetation

1.2 NTFP & NWFPs

1.3 Deforestation problems

2 NON - TIMBER PRODUCTS

2.1 Fuel wood and charcoal

2.2 Bamboo in Tanzania.

2.3 Palm products

2.4 Medicinal plants

2.5 Food Plants

2.6 Insects of economic importance

2.7 Bush Meat

2.8 Natural Gums

3 PROBLEMS

4 CONCLUSION

5 REFERENCES