. 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 agriculture and traded coffee, which Is cultivated In an agroforestry system. Pita is of traditional importance to this community. Arroyo is one of 18 communities that are members of the Union of Indigenous Towns of the Sierra de Lalana lUPIS-LI cooperative. This municipal farmer-based organization promotes Improved livelihoods for Its 1 200 members through socio-economic projects. San Rafael Agu
. 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 agriculture and traded coffee, which Is cultivated In an agroforestry system. Pita is of traditional importance to this community. Arroyo is one of 18 communities that are members of the Union of Indigenous Towns of the Sierra de Lalana lUPIS-LI cooperative. This municipal farmer-based organization promotes Improved livelihoods for Its 1 200 members through socio-economic projects. San Rafael Agua de Pescadlto iPescadltol is located at 580 metres in the municipality of Valle Nacional. The com- munity's 170 families have access to 5 800 ha of land, are largely dedicated to the commercial production of coffee and are involved to a much lesser extent In maize cultivation. There is no traditional use of pita. THE RESOURCE Pita, also known as ixtle, is a terrestrial spiny-leaved bromeliad that naturally occurs in the lowland forests of southeast Mexico and provides a source of fibre. All-year availability and the fact that its collection and processing Is comblnable with other agricultural activities make pita an attractive product to trade, and it is collected and processed two or three times a year, whenever money is needed. Pita is harvested in both communities from forest populations that have been enrichment-planted with wild germplasm. A price premium Is paid for longer fibre, so generally leaves are not cut until the plant is around six years old. When the demand for pita increased at the beginning of the 1990s, at a time of declining international coffee prices. Rolling the bleached and combed pita fibre into thread ready for use in 53. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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