The Contribution of Tree Crop Products to Smallholder Households: A case study of Baobab, Shea, and Néré in Burkina Faso

Year of publication2015

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

AbstractThis document examines the contrib ution of tree products derived from baobab (Adansonia digitata), shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) and néré (Parkia biglobosa) to smallholder livelihoods where these nontimber forest products form a significant part of the subsistence economies of smallholder households in the Sahelian region. The benefits are access to nutritious foodstuffs particularly during the soudure hunger season and are also commercialised.

 

ThemeAgricultural Commodities and Development

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesFAO Commodity and Trade Policy Research Working Paper

Areas of workEmerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Keywordsshea nuts; smallholders; agroforestry systems; broadleaved forests; forest products; forest products derivation; forest products trade; Vitellaria paradoxa; Parkia biglobosa; Adansonia digitata; Burkina Faso; role of women; women's participation