Wild food collection and nutrition under commercial agriculture expansion in agriculture-forest landscapes
This study examines the role of agriculture-forest landscapes in the provision of wild food in northern Laos
Abstract
Wild food constitutes a substantial part of household food consumption around the world, but rapid land use changes influence the availability of wild foods, which has implications for smallholders’ food and nutrient intake. With increasing commercial agriculture and biodiversity conservation efforts in forested tropical regions,many shifting cultivation systems are being intensified and their extent restricted. Studies examining the consequences of such pressures commonly overlook the diminishing role of wild food.
Using a combination of collection diaries, participant observation, remote sensing, and interviews, we examined the role of agriculture-forest landscapes in the provision of wild food in rapidly transforming shifting cultivation communities in northern Laos.
This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme
Citation
Broegaard, R.Brandt, Rasmussen, L.Vang, Dawson, N., Mertz, O., Vongvisouk, T., Grogan, K., Wild food collection and nutrition under commercial agriculture expansion in agriculture-forest landscapes, Forest Policy and Economics, pp.1-2, 2016