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Are NTFPs a way out of poverty?

insights 77, May 2009

Over the last 30 years, policymakers and conservation non-government organisations have focused on the sustainable production and commercialisation of non-timber forest products (NFTPs). Is this a way forward in tropical forested areas for successful conservation and rural development?

The growing demand for livestock: will policy and institutional changes benefit poor people?
Will policy and institutional changes benefit poor people?

insights 72, February 2008

As global demand for meat and milk increases, many policies focus on promoting international trade in livestock and livestock products. How does this affect the community-based livestock services that poor people use, and who will benefit from the expanding global markets?

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