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Value Chain Analysis of Medicinal Plants in Geoparks: Livelihoods of Ethnic Minorities based on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Vietnam

Version 1 : Received: 17 October 2022 / Approved: 19 October 2022 / Online: 19 October 2022 (03:21:58 CEST)

How to cite: Ngo, H.K.; NGUYEN, A.T.; Nguyen, D.B.; Le, N.A.; Nguyen, T.H.; Luc, H. Value Chain Analysis of Medicinal Plants in Geoparks: Livelihoods of Ethnic Minorities based on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Vietnam. Preprints 2022, 2022100262. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0262.v1 Ngo, H.K.; NGUYEN, A.T.; Nguyen, D.B.; Le, N.A.; Nguyen, T.H.; Luc, H. Value Chain Analysis of Medicinal Plants in Geoparks: Livelihoods of Ethnic Minorities based on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Vietnam. Preprints 2022, 2022100262. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0262.v1

Abstract

Non-timber forest products (NTFP) have contributed in various ways to the living, livelihoods, and trading of households and communities who live in rural and urban areas all over the world. This paper analyses the value chain of Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) in the Cao Bang Geopark, Vietnam. 106 actors were surveyed using a semi-structured questionnaire: experts (agricultural extension officers, farmers' associations), harvesters, traders, primary processors, processors, distributors, and consumers. The results show that a map of Jiaogulan value chain, value added of households in main market channels, and impact of value added and distribution of Jiaogulan products on household income.

Keywords

value chain analysis; medicinal plants; Jiaogulan; ethnic minority; NTFPs; geopark; transboundary landscape; Vietnam

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science

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