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CHAPTER SEVEN<br />

A SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE COMMERCIAL RATTAN TRADE IN<br />

CAMEROON<br />

7.1. Introduction 243<br />

7.2. The markets for NTFPs in Central Africa 243<br />

7.3. The rattan trade in Cameroon 244<br />

7.4. Methodology 245<br />

7.4.1. Selection <strong>of</strong> study sites 245<br />

7.4.2. Sampling methodology 247<br />

7.4. The rattan sector in Cameroon 248<br />

7.5.1. Rattan harvest and supply to urban markets 248<br />

7.5.1.1. The resource base 248<br />

7.5.1.2. Customary laws and State legislation 248<br />

7.5.1.3. Production to consumption system 249<br />

7.5.1.4. Range 250<br />

7.5.1.5. Frequency <strong>of</strong> supply and purchase 251<br />

7.5.2. Rattan artisan enterprises 252<br />

7.5.2.1. Introduction 252<br />

7.5.2.2. Number <strong>of</strong> workers and sources <strong>of</strong> labour 252<br />

7.5.2.3. Types <strong>of</strong> enterprise 254<br />

7.5.3. Socio-economic pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> urban artisans 255<br />

7.5.3.1. Age range 255<br />

7.5.3.2. Gender 255<br />

7.5.3.3. Ethnicity 255<br />

7.5.3.4. Educational level <strong>of</strong> rattan artisans 256<br />

7.5.3.5. Previous occupations 257<br />

7.5.4. The scale <strong>of</strong> the trade 258<br />

7.5.4.1. Amounts and values 258<br />

7.5.4.2. Pr<strong>of</strong>itability 258<br />

7.5.5. Nature <strong>of</strong> the trade 259<br />

7.5.5.1. Decline or growth? 259<br />

7.6. Discussion 262<br />

7.6.1. “La crise” and increased reliance on forest products 262<br />

7.6.2. Sustainability 264<br />

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