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Table 32. The scale and value of the African rattan trade in selected urban markets
City (country) Population
(sample size)
Lagos (Nigeria) 10,712,800
(not known)
Accra (Ghana) 1,512,800
(27 enterprises)
Kumasi (Ghana) 602,000
(11 enterprises)
Ankasa (Ghana) not known
(12 markets)
Bata (Equatorial
80,000
Guinea)
(15 enterprises)
Douala
1,262,000
(Cameroon)
(25 enterprises)
Yaounde
1,157,400
(Cameroon)
Kinshasa (DR
(31 enterprises)
Congo)
(114 enterprises)
Estimated amount
of cane used /
month (m)
279
Estimated mean
annual value
(US$)
Reference
180,000m 1,041,180 Morakinyo (1994)
not known 64,080 Falconer (1994)
not known 95,475 Falconer (1994)
4,300 m (all species) 62,000 Holbech (2000)
20,550m (all
species)
26,955m (large dia.)
28,875m (small dia.)
23,165m (large dia.)
29,765 (small dia.)
13,760m (large dia.)
14,448 (small dia.)
27,400 Sunderland
(1998)
127,405 This study
103,500 This study
Figure 123. The scale and value of the African rattan trade in selected urban markets
Annual value (US$)
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
8.7 CONCLUSION
0
27,400
Bata (E Guinea)
56,600
Kinshasa (DR
Congo)
62,000
Ankasa region
(Ghana)
64,080
Accra (Ghana)
95,475
Kumasi (Ghana)
103,500
Yaounde
(Cameroon)
127,405
Douala
(Cameroon)
56,600 Minga (in press)
141,180
Undoubtedly, the commercial rattan sector in Africa is thriving. However, in common
with much of the forest exploitation of the region, the rattan trade is characterised by
the inequitable distribution of benefits, over-exploitation and the lack of contribution
Lagos (Nigeria)