A review of the rural economy in the exploitation of forest products

Subject Areas : پژوهش‌های اقتصاد روستا

Nazi Heidari Zahiri ¹ , Hamid Amirnejad ² , Seyyed Ali Hosseini Yekani ³

1 - دانش‌آموخته کارشناسی ارشد اقتصاد کشاورزی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی ساری
2 - دانشیار و عضو هیئت‌علمی گروه اقتصاد کشاورزی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی ساری
3 - استادیار و عضو هیئت‌علمی گروه اقتصاد کشاورزی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی ساری

Received: 2014-10-07 Accepted : 2014-12-08 Published : 2014-12-21

Keywords: Hezarjarib, Rural subsistence, Forest Relative Income,

Abstract :

Revenues from non-farm activities in rural areas include a large share of household's total income. Present study aimed to identify the subsistence of forest villagers of Hezarjarib area of Behshahr in 2013, including 160 households by use of random sampling. It is a practical research with the field data; and theoretically it is descriptive and quantitative. The data gathered using the questionnaire, filling up by interviewing the sample. The results indicated that among the income sources of rich households, revenues from animal husbandry activities have the largest share (36.2 percent). Forest income is in the next rank including 24.4 percent of annual total income of rich households. Also forest income among poor households includes the largest share (43.4 percent) and revenue from animal husbandry activities is in second grade in total income of poor households (27.14 percent). Increasing in household income leads to an increase in job opportunities; thus it results in reducing the dependence on forest resources and the relative income from forest resources, as well.