ISSN: 2320-5407 Int. J. Adv. Res. 7(10), 210-227
ISSN: 2320-5407 Int. J. Adv. Res. 7(10), 210-227 Journal Homepage: - www.journalijar.com Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9824 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9824 RESEARCH ARTICLE CONTRIBUTION DES PRODUITS FORESTIERS NON LIGNEUX À LA SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE DES MÉNAGES DANS LA COMMUNE RURALE DE TAMOU, AU SUD-OUEST DU NIGER (AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST). Oumarou Hama1, Idrissa Tinni2 and Moussa Baragé2. 1. Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Tahoua, BP 255, Tahoua, NIGER. 2. Faculté d’Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP. 10960, Niamey, NIGER. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….... Manuscript Info Abstract ……………………. ……………………………………………………………… Manuscript History This study, which was conducted in the rural commune of Tamou in Received: 06 August 2019 southwestern Niger, aims to assess the contribution of non-timber Final Accepted: 08 September 2019 forest products (NTFPs) in household food security. To do this, the Published: October 2019 process consisted in conducting ethnobotanical surveys among 138 households according to Lawrence's approach. The results highlighted Key words:- Non-timber forest products, food, rural 129 NWFP source species, including 66 plant species, 58 animal households, Niger. species and 5 wild mushroom species, used for food, medicinal and commercial purposes. The contribution of the sale of NTFPs in the annual household income of the zone is 93290 FCFA per year and per household. Thus, the exploitation of NTFPs in the commune contributes 16% of the average annual income per household. The income generated by the exploitation of these NTFPs is an invaluable contribution for the populations. In fact, they are used not only to satisfy food needs, health needs, social needs (baptism, marriage, gifts), but also to make investments (fattening).
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