Fisheries in the Southern Border Zone of Takamanda - Impact ...
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should be implemented both to determ<strong>in</strong>e <strong>the</strong> impacts <strong>of</strong><br />
harvest<strong>in</strong>g high-value NTFPs and to aid <strong>in</strong> devis<strong>in</strong>g<br />
guidel<strong>in</strong>es for susta<strong>in</strong>able management <strong>of</strong> all NTFPs.<br />
There is considerable potential to <strong>in</strong>troduce<br />
cultivation for some high value NTFPs, especially earlyyield<br />
cultivars <strong>of</strong> bush mango and eru for both household<br />
use and formal sale.<br />
Product diversification could help reduce <strong>the</strong> current<br />
heavy reliance on a few high-value NTFPs at TFR.<br />
Additional forest products should be <strong>in</strong>vestigated for<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir potential to contribute to household <strong>in</strong>comes.<br />
Acknowledgments<br />
The authors are grateful to all <strong>the</strong> Chiefs, village councils,<br />
youth groups, and resource users who provided <strong>the</strong><br />
majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation conta<strong>in</strong>ed with<strong>in</strong> this paper.<br />
Special gratitude is extended to Yisa Emmanuel <strong>of</strong><br />
Obonyi III for valuable <strong>in</strong>sights <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> NTFP trade and<br />
Tambe George for useful <strong>in</strong>formation regard<strong>in</strong>g MINEF<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Forestry Law. Thanks also to PROFA Project<br />
Advisor Ms. Mar<strong>in</strong>a Mdaihli for her comments on <strong>the</strong><br />
study report and for her support, both logistical and<br />
moral, throughout its preparation. Thanks to Dan<br />
Slayback for prepar<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> map.<br />
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