Profitability and Determinants of the Choice of Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products in Kinshasa. Case of Salacia pynaertii De Wild, Gnetum africanum Welw, Pteridum centrali-africanum Hieron

摘要

The paper presents theresult of the profitability and determinants of the choice of commercializationof non-timber forest products in Kinshasa. This was achieved by means of questionnaire survey administered to 207vendors of , ,, , , ,. Theobjectives were to identify the factors which determine the choice ofcommercializing each non-timber forest product (NTFP) and determine their profitability. Descriptive analysis ofall variables collected through the questionnaire survey was undertakenfollowed by logistic regression of selected factors. Age and marital statusdetermine the choice of commercialization of , ,, experience is the only explanatory factordetermining the choice of , ,;age, marital status, market access, place of supply and, level of income areexplanatory factors determining the choice of commercializing , ,. Theresults of the daily financial calculations gave the profitability of the 3NTFPs studied as follows: 5300 CDF (5.7 USD)and 41, 7% for , ,, 9300 CDF (10 USD) and86.9% for , ,; and 320 CDF (0.34 USD)and 32.2 for , ,.,