. Commercialization of non-timber forest products. Factors influencing success. Lessons learned from Mexico and Bolivia and policy implications for decision- makers. UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series Overcoming barriers manage the natural problems. Thus Pescadito has abandoned pita because, unlike the indigenous community of Arroyo, it did not have the traditional knowledge to minimize damage to its pita plantations when they were ravaged by a fungal disease. Community-based management of maguey and soyate palm has benefited from indigenous knowledge of the resource. As described in Chapter U
. Commercialization of non-timber forest products. Factors influencing success. Lessons learned from Mexico and Bolivia and policy implications for decision- makers. UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series Overcoming barriers manage the natural problems. Thus Pescadito has abandoned pita because, unlike the indigenous community of Arroyo, it did not have the traditional knowledge to minimize damage to its pita plantations when they were ravaged by a fungal disease. Community-based management of maguey and soyate palm has benefited from indigenous knowledge of the resource. As described in Chapter U. many NTFPs are considered particularly useful by poor people because they combine well with traditional livelihood strategies. In 32 per cent of the case study communities, a traditional link between the producers and the consumers is an important factor in maintaining the value chain. Internal and external organization The case studies illustrate that social organization plays an important role in determining the overall impact of NTFP commercialization on households and communities. Organization can exist within a single community or include several communities - as in the mushroom case. The existence of some degree of organization can have an important impact on: \ quality or diversification of the product; I overcoming large distances to the point of sale; lability to provide more consistent quantities of the product; I promotion of the product, attendance at fairs; I power to negotiate with other actors in the value chain. only in Arroyo, where 20 out of 22 pita sellers are members of UPIS-L, and in La Esperanza for mezcal. Table gives an overview of the importance of external organizations - predominantly NGOs but also private entrepreneurs - in providing support to communities, often beginning with helping to establish or strengthen organization within the community. The ability of a community to organize itself to take action in favour of NTFP commercializat
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