Medicinal plant cultivation and sustainable development : a case study in the Buffer Zone of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Western Himalaya, India
medicinal plants. Goal of this study was to understand the socioeconomics of medicinal plant cultivation and evaluate the prospects of this practice in promoting sustainable development among the Bhotiya. - (SLD)
Africa ; Agricultural production ; Angiospermae ; Appropriate technology ; Benin ; Cooking ; Craft production ; Developing countries ; Dicotyledones ; Economic structure ; Economic value ; Ethnic group ; Fermented product ; Flavoring crop ; Folk
medicine ; Food crop ; Food supply ; Food technology ; High protein crop ; Home cooking ; Innovation ; Know how ; Leguminosae ; Manufacturing process ; Marketing ; Medicinal plant ; Multipurpose tree ; Nutritive value ; Plant protein ; Processed food
; Estructura económica ; Etnia ; Inovación ; Leguminosae ; Medicina tradicional ; Países en desarrollo ; Planta condimentaria ; Planta medicinal ; Planta proteaginosa ; Preparación culinaria ; Procedimiento fabricación ; Producción agrícola ; Producción
Medicinal plants, markets, and margins in the Nepal Himalaya : trouble in paradise
Investigation of trade in medicinal and aromatic products (MAP) from the rural areas of Gorkha District in central Nepal to the wholesale markets in India over two-year period. Authors found 36 products, almost all of which were exported unprocessed
Reviews the conflicts between the rich biodiversity of Chiapas and poverty, population pressure, environmental degradation, and political conflict. Main example of biodiversity discussed are the wild medicinal plants used by the Maya. The Maya
International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (Maya ICBG) is encouraging cultivation of medicinal plants and the exploration of potential markets. - (SLD)
The changing geography of traditional medicine : urban herbalism on the Witwatersrand, South Africa in A new South Africa - A new South African geography?.
Occupational medicine, worker's morbidity rates, occupational diseases, occupational accidents, absenteeism due to sickness, accidents and other socio-medical causes, disablement insurance, occupational safety and working conditions.