In Pakistan, the diversity of different Non Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) and their role to cater for different health and
income advantages as well as supporting livelihoods of the poor, it’s important to explore factors affecting successful
exploitation of NWFPs. Present research was carried out to understand the role of socio-economic characteristics of the
inhabitants towards involvement in NWFP enterprise in Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan. A survey was
administered on 200 respondents of the two largest and important districts i.e., Muzzafarabad and Bagh. Logistic regression
approach was employed to find out the involvement of local community in NWFPs collection, extraction and marketing and
it was econometrically modelled as a function of socio-economic characteristics of the respondents. The results revealed the
community involvement in NWFP venture being a family enterprise while age, education and income of the respondents
were important socio-economic factors influencing NWFPs involvement. The study concluded that NWFPs have great
potential to improve socio-economic conditions of devastated areas and there is need to disseminate strategies for judicious
exploitation of NWFPs by targeting family unit and socio-economic fabric of the areas.
Ahsan ul Haq, Muhammad Tahir Siddiqui, Muhammad Zubair, Shahid Yaqoob, C.M. Ayub. (2015) Modeling Socio-economic Characteristics And Involvement In Non Wood Forest Products Exploitation In Ajk, Pakistan’s, , Volume-52, Issue-2.
