Interaction between Rural People’s Basic Needs and Forest Products: A Case Study of the Katha District of Myanmar

Table 3

Contribution of collected forest products to the subsistence uses and cash generation of HHs.

Number	Forest products	Average quantity of forest products for				Average annual monetary values () of forest products for
		Unit	Both subsistence and cash generation	Subsistence	Cash generation	Both subsistence and cash generation	Subsistence	Cash generation
		Unit/year/household				MMK/year/household
	Fuel-wood	m^3	3.4 (±0.1)	3.4 (±0.1)	0	45,743 (±1,672)	45,743 (±1,672)	0
	Thatch	Panel	91.0 (±19.1)	91.0 (±19.1)	0	22,752 (±2723)	22,752 (±2723)	0
	Food	kg	3.9 (±0.2)	3.9 (±0.2)	0	3,557 (±322)	3,557 (±322)	0
	Orchids	kg	1.1 (±0.3)	0.2 (±0.2)	1.0 (±0.3)	5,174 (±809)	385 (±146)	4,789 (±780)
	Honey	Liter	0.7 (±0.4)	0.2 (±0.3)	1.5 (±0.3)	2,821 (±415)	837 (±182)	1,984 (±322)
	Mushrooms	kg	2.3 (±0.1)	1.6 (±0.1)	0.7 (±0.1)	7,131 (±531)	4,940 (±360)	2,190 (±305)
	Bamboo	Culm	18.1 (±1.4)	9.8 (±0.8)	8.3 (±2.2)	6,802 (±509)	3,617 (±294)	3,185 (±424)
	Bush meat	kg	2.4 (±0.2)	1.3 (±0.2)	1.1 (±0.2)	9,616 (±1,121)	5,039 (±676)	4,577 (±638)
	Bamboo shoots	kg	7.8 (±0.3)	5.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.4)	4,752 (±312)	3,227 (±206)	1,525 (±197)
	Medicinal plants	kg	1.3 (±0.1)	0.7 (±0.1)	0.7 (±0.1)	3,055 (±350)	1,670 (±236)	1,385 (±217)
		Total annual value (MMK)				111,404 (±4,266)	91,768 (±4,543)	19,636 (±533)
		Total annual value (USD)				101 USD	83 USD	18 USD

Subsistence products; cash generation products; 1,100 MMK = 1 USD; parenthesis shows standard error. Food = edible leaves and flowers from trees, shrubs, flowers, and seasonal fruits.