Inventaire et disponibilité des produits forestiers non-ligneux utilisés par les populations riveraines de la Forêt Classée du Haut- Sassandra après la période de conflits armés en Côte d'Ivoire

Abstract

Inventory and Availability of Non-timber Forest Products used by Local Residents of the Classified Forest of Haut-Sassandra after the Armed Conflict Period in Ivory Coast. This study aims at identifying and assessing the plant species, apart from timbers, that can be found inside the Classified Forest of Haut-Sassandra and around, after the civil war in Ivory Coast. Investigations were carried out in 45 riverside resident households by individual and focus group interviews g regardless the gender. One hundred and thirty-four plant species and 3 fungal species belonging to 56 families have been listed. Seven categories of uses of NTFP have been identified, among which medicinal use is the most important. Ten preferential plant species for rural population have been identified. The population stated that 45% of the NTFP have become rare in the area. The harvested NTFP are mainly for self-consumption. Farmers preserve and domesticate some plant species in their field. Faced with the scarcity of NTFPs, the use of manufactured goods is increasingly recurrent in the villages.

Keywords

• Preferential NTFP
• Disturbance
• Marketing of NTFPs
• Use of NTFPs
• Conservation strategy
• Ivory Coast