Possibilities of cooperation and association among non-wood forest product collectors in the region of Šumadija and Western Serbia
The collection, purchase, processing, and selling of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) have a long tradition in Serbia. Associations of NWFP collectors play a role in the development in this sector by improving market access, promoting sustainable harvesting practices, etc. This paper aim...
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Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta: Univerzitet u Beogradu |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-4537/2024/0353-45372430081N.pdf |
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| Summary: | The collection, purchase, processing, and selling of non-wood forest products
(NWFPs) have a long tradition in Serbia. Associations of NWFP collectors
play a role in the development in this sector by improving market access,
promoting sustainable harvesting practices, etc. This paper aims to explore
the perspectives of NWFP collectors on cooperation and association
membership. The data was collected in the Šumadija and Western Serbia
region, where 289 household representatives involved in NWFP collection were
surveyed from April to May 2022. Approximately half of the respondents
(53.2%) do not collaborate with other collectors. When cooperation does
occur, it primarily involves information exchange (93.4%), joint collection
(79.5%), and transportation (69.5%). Although nearly all collectors (99.3%)
are not members of any association, the majority (98.1%) recognize the lack
of adequate representation of their interests. To improve attitudes towards
association membership, it is necessary to increase collectors’ awareness of
the benefits and opportunities provided by these associations, while
improving the effectiveness of interest representation. |
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| ISSN: | 0353-4537 2217-8600 |