Non-timber Forest Products and Food Security

**Conserve forests more to secure food sustainably!**

This book provides a comprehensive, research-driven analysis of how Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) serve as a crucial lifeline for rural households, specifically focusing on the Yabello Woreda in the Borana Zone of Ethiopia.

With climate variability threatening traditional agricultural and pastoral livelihoods, local forest resources present an indispensable path toward sustainable food security. Using rigorous quantitative and qualitative methodologies-including Binary Logistic Regression (Logit) modeling-this study examines:

* **Real Economic Impact:** How products like gums, resins, myrrh, and wild honey contribute significantly to household income (ranking second only to livestock).
* **Determinants of Food Security:** A detailed look at the socioeconomic factors influencing household vulnerability and resource participation.
* **Environmental & Policy Interventions:** How strategic forest conservation and community-based management can simultaneously protect fragile dryland ecosystems while lifting communities out of food insecurity.

Whether you are an academic researcher in rural development, a policy-maker, an NGO project manager, or an environmentalist, "Non-timber Forest Products and Food Security" offers valuable, empirical insights into balancing ecological preservation with human survival.