The (in)visible market of miriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.f.) fruits, the “winter acai”, in Amazonian riverine communities of Abaetetuba, Northern Brazil
While the sale of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is nearly invisible in and marginal to official economic statistics, it is an important source of income for many rural populations in Amazonia. This paper discuss a NTFPs production and marketing chain (Mauritia flexuosa fruits) in Abaetetuba Cou...
Main Authors: | Fagner Freires de Sousa, Camila Vieira-da-Silva, Flávio Bezerra Barros |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-04-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418300349 |
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