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: Received: 20 October 2022 / Approved: 21 October 2022 / Online: 21 October 2022 (10:22:17 CEST)
How to cite:
Adnan, S.; Zeb, A. Potentials Of Chilghoza Nuts (Pinus gerardiana) in the Economic Uplifts of Mountainous Rural Communities. Preprints2022, 2022100332. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0332.v1
Adnan, S.; Zeb, A. Potentials Of Chilghoza Nuts (Pinus gerardiana) in the Economic Uplifts of Mountainous Rural Communities. Preprints 2022, 2022100332. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0332.v1
Adnan, S.; Zeb, A. Potentials Of Chilghoza Nuts (Pinus gerardiana) in the Economic Uplifts of Mountainous Rural Communities. Preprints2022, 2022100332. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0332.v1
APA Style
Adnan, S., & Zeb, A. (2022). Potentials Of Chilghoza Nuts (<em>Pinus gerardiana</em>) in the Economic Uplifts of Mountainous Rural Communities. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0332.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Adnan, S. and Alam Zeb. 2022 "Potentials Of Chilghoza Nuts (<em>Pinus gerardiana</em>) in the Economic Uplifts of Mountainous Rural Communities" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0332.v1
Abstract
Non-woody forest products play a vital role in the economic uplifts of the local communities living in forest areas. This study was conducted in the Shishikoh Valley, district Chital to identify the economic importance of the Chilghoza nuts. The study was based on interviews and questionnaires, and a total of 50 questionnaires were collected from the whole valley. The results showed that before 2003, the people were unaware of the high economic value of the Chilghoza nuts, they used to sell the Chilghoza nuts at a very low price (US$ 1.7 to 2.4 per bag: approximately 5 Kg) and harvest it for fuelwood purposes. After the IPRP interventions, training and awareness, the local people started conservation of Chilghoza trees and sustainable cone harvesting. The total collection and sell out of Chilghoza nuts in the Shishikoh valley jumped to 87.9 tons and US$ 7.64/kg in 2005 from 32.7 tons and US$ 0.34-0.48/kg, respectively. This study concludes that IPRP interventions improved the economic values of Chilghoza nuts as well as the living standards of the local people.
Keywords
Pine nuts; Neja nuts; NTFPs; Non-timber forest products; Socio-economic importance; Public awareness
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Forestry
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