Analysis of non-timber forest products (NTFPS) utilisation among households in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State
The study examined the analysis of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) utilisation among households in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Data were gathered through the administration of questionnaire to 96 randomly selected users from 8 purposively selected communities in 4 purposively selected wards of Chikun LGA. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and mean score. The result of the analysis showed that the respondents were chiefly (52.9%) male, most (69%) of whom were married with average household size of 8 members, mean age of 40 years with secondary education (34.5%) and earned ₦35,300 per month on the average. Furthermore, spices/ condiments, medicinal herbs, sweetener and stimulants formed the basis for NTFPs utilisation in the study area. The result further showed that lack of awareness ranked 1st in the list of constraints. The study recommended the adoption of a more people-oriented forest-management approach through awareness creation by policy makers, value addition to NTFPs by households and organisation of training on sustainable utilisation of NTFPs.
Keywords: Constraints, households, NTFPs, utilisation, users
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