World Journal of Forest Research(WJFR)

Department of Forestry and Environment, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

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• Research Article   
  Marketing Channels of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Sokoto Metropolis: A Case for Medicinal Plants, Sokoto State, Nigeria
  Author(s): Senchi A A*, Shamaki S B and Bello A G
  
  The study assessed the marketing channels of medicinal plants marketers and their challenges in Sokoto metropolis, Sokoto State. Nigeria. Data for this research was collected using a well-structured questionnaire which was administered to two hundred and seventy (270) respondents (medicinal plants practitioners/marketers). A multi-stage sampling technique was used for this study, in the first stage, eight markets were purposively selected from urban (5) and peri-urban (3) markets. In the second stage, thirty (30) respondents were selected from each market and thirty of the itinerants from the urban markets. Data obtained was analysed descriptively using tables, frequencies, percentages and chart. The result revealed that, male (90%) were the major actors and 10% for female, 42.2% of medicinal plants marketers were within the age range of 31-40 years. 88.9% were married with household .. Read More»
  

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