%0 Journal Article
%T Profitability and Determinants of the Choice of Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products in Kinshasa. Case of Salacia pynaertii De Wild, Gnetum africanum Welw, Pteridum centrali-africanum Hieron
%A Edwin Imfumu
%A F¨Ślicien Lukoki
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 7
%N 1
%P 1-11
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2020
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1105997
%X
The paper presents the
result of the profitability and determinants of the choice of commercialization
of non-timber forest products in Kinshasa. This was achieved by means of questionnaire survey administered to 207
vendors of Salacia pynaertii, Gnetum africanum and Pteridumcentrali-africanum. The
objectives were to identify the factors which determine the choice of
commercializing each non-timber forest product (NTFP) and determine their profitability. Descriptive analysis of
all variables collected through the questionnaire survey was undertaken
followed by logistic regression of selected factors. Age and marital status
determine the choice of commercialization of S. pynaertii, experience is the only explanatory factor
determining the choice of G. africanum;
age, marital status, market access, place of supply and level of income are
explanatory factors determining the choice of commercializing P. centrali-africanum. The
results of the daily financial calculations gave the profitability of the 3
NTFPs studied as follows: 5300 CDF (5.7 USD)
and 41, 7% for S. pynaertii, 9300 CDF (10 USD) and
86.9% for G. africanum; and 320 CDF (0.34 USD)
and 32.2 for P. centrali-africanum.
%K Non-Timber Forest Product
%K Salacia pynaertii
%K Gnetum africanum
%K Pteridumcentrali-africanum
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5425477