Poverty and Livelihood Impacts of a Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Project in India and Nepal: An Assessment

摘要: Abstract A medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) project was implemented in Nepal parts of India from 2005 to 2009 by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development enhance livelihood options reduce poverty poor rural households. The present study assesses impact on security using quantitative qualitative data collected a household survey, focus group discussions, interviews with key informants. improved skills knowledge producers collectors MAPs production, management, processing, marketing, as well their negotiating power traders. This helped increase income alleviate poverty. However, project's varied across sites. While an quite visible Chhattisgarh, India, it less Himachal Pradesh, India. Factors responsible different levels are analyzed, lessons drawn future programs ...