Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Collection of Gum Myrrh and Opoponax from the Wild in Wajir County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorLuvanda, A.M
dc.contributor.authorMacharia, I.N
dc.contributor.authorB. N, Chikamai
dc.contributor.authorWambugu, S.K
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-18T10:52:14Z
dc.date.available2022-02-18T10:52:14Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.descriptionA Research Article in International Journal o Recent Scientific Researchen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed at generating information to streamline gum myrrh and opoponax collection andpost-harvest handling activities to support livelihood of local communities in Wajir County. Theresource managers, producer and other stakeholders were interviewed using pre-tested checklists andquestionnaires. A total of 187 gum resin respondents were purposefully sampled. The findings showed that the main economic activity was pastoralism. The gum resins were gaining popularityand were harvested by professional gum resin collectors through either natural exudates or tappingfor domestic and commerce purposes. Each collector harvested an average of 4 kg/day and 3 kg/dayof Malmal and Hagar respectively during the June-September peak production. The household size, distance to the market and number of trees harvested significantly influenced quantity of hagar collected per day at 99% confidence interval. Alternatively, the distance to the market significantlyinfluenced the quantity of malmal harvested per day at 99% confidence interval. Thus to ensureenhanced benefits to collectors, it is recommended that national and county governments enhancetechnical support and strengthen the capacity of collectors and institutionsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenya Forestry Research Institute,en_US
dc.identifier.citationLuvanda A.M., Macharia I.N., Chikamai B. N and Wambugu S.K 2017 Socio-economic factors influencing collection of gum myrrh and opoponax from the wild in wajir county, Kenya. International Journal of Recent Scientific Research. 8(5): 17165-17172en_US
dc.identifier.issn: 0976-3031
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23155
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCODEN: IJRSFP (USA)en_US
dc.subjectSubsistenceen_US
dc.subjectMyrrhen_US
dc.subjectOpoponaxen_US
dc.subjectNatural exudeen_US
dc.subjectTappingen_US
dc.subjectIncomeen_US
dc.titleSocio-Economic Factors Influencing Collection of Gum Myrrh and Opoponax from the Wild in Wajir County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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