Non-Timber Forest Products Marketing Systems and Market Players in Southwest Virginia: A Case Study of Craft, Medicinal and Herbal, Specialty Wood, and Edible Forest Products

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are important in rural southwest Virginia as a source of household sustenance and supplemental income. The trade in NTFPs from this region is centuries old and now helps supply growing worldwide demands. Although marketing is a vital part of optimizing the value o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greene, Sarah Marsden
Other Authors: Wood Science and Forest Products
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36523
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-1698-13636/