Mushrooms and Cash Crops Can Coexist in Mountain Livelihoods: Wild Mushrooms as Economic and Recreational Resources in the Greater Mekong

Mushrooms and Cash Crops Can Coexist in Mountain Livelihoods: Wild Mushrooms as Economic and Recreational Resources in the Greater Mekong

Cash crop cultivation and harvesting of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are both important parts of rural livelihood portfolios worldwide. In mountainous areas of the Greater Mekong Subregion, government programs, scholars, and private-sector interests have promoted both as strategies for rural e...

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Main Authors: Timothy McLellan, Madeline Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2017-02-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
non-timber forest products
cash crops
Greater Mekong Subregion
southwest China
northern Thailand
natural resources
land use
wild mushrooms
ecosystem services
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00087.1

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