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Assessment of the fuelwood value chain in Yobe, Nigeria

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Author	Ali, B. Saadun, N. Alias, M. A. Norizah, K.
Copyright Year	2019
Description	Journal: Iop Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science This study aims to assess the characteristics of the fuelwood value chain in Yobe, Nigeria. Data were collected through state government records, direct observations, focus group discussions, and interviews with key informants using open-ended questionnaires. Results showed that the fuelwood value chain comprises five functions: harvesting, transporting, trading, retailing, and consumption. The analysis further revealed five sub-chains characterized by actors in which two sub-chains were classified as formal (registered with associations and functioning with licenses) and three were classified as informal (not registered with an association and functioning without license). The presence of informal actors in the value chain observed in this study is widespread due to weak governance, high fuelwood demand, and corruption. Consequently, their poor practices have added extra pressure on the forest and is threatening the environment, fuelwood availability, accessibility, and market. The intrusion of informal actors needs to be properly addressed by the government through measures that include an efficient and flexible licensing system, strict implementation of fuelwood regulations, active monitoring, increase of awareness on the benefits of licensing and operating as registered actors in an organized group on job security, profits, and the environment and improved supervision of the forest laws’ enforcement agents to curtail corruption.
Related Links	https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/268/1/012063/pdf
ISSN	17551307
e-ISSN	17551315
DOI	10.1088/1755-1315/268/1/012063
Journal	Iop Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	268
Language	English
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Publisher Date	2019-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Iop Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Value Chain Sub Chains
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences Physics and Astronomy Environmental Science

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