Economic Valuation of Nontimber Forest Products under the Changing Climate in Kilombero District, Tanzania
Table 4
Mean annual value of identified NTFPs in the study area.
Products
Units
Mean annual quantity per household
Mean annual quantity per household
Unit value (TZS)
Mean annual value (TZS) per household
Subsistence
Trade
Firewood
Head load
115 (83)
328.3 ()
443.3
2 000
886 600
Bush meat
Kgs
45.3 (36)
110 (38)
155.3
3 000
465 900
Wild mushroom
Kgs
68 (36)
224 (21)
292
1 000
292 000
Medicinal plants
Kgs
2.6 (36)
26.3 ()
28.9
8 000
231 200
Honey
Litres
4.6 ()
21.1 (22)
25.7
6 000
154 200
Poles
Pieces
27.3 (30)
52 ()
79.3
1 000
79 300
Thatch grass
Head load
26 (45)
25 (28)
51
1 000
51 000
Ropes
Bundles
2 (23)
0
2
8 000
16 000
Wild vegetables
Kgs
28.65 (70)
0
28.65
500
14 325
Withies
Bundles
2.5 (25)
0
2.5
5 000
12 500
Wild fruits
Kgs
19.7 (51)
0
19.7
400
7 880
Tool handles
Pieces
3.7 (51)
10 ()
4.7
1 000
4 700
Number in parenthesis is a proportion of respondents (%) of the households. A unit of head load for firewood and thatch grass was equivalent to 16.55 ± 3.33 and 14.12 ± 3.19 Kg, respectively.
