A Collection of Yarsagumba and its Impacts on Sustainable Livelihood of Rural People of Raha Vdc, Dolpa District, Nepal
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Central Department of Rural Development Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu
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The research entitled A Collection of Yarsagumba and its Impacts on Sustainable Livelihood of Rural People of Raha VDC, Dolpa District, Nepal. The main objective of the study is to overview the economic impact of rural livelihood people Yarsagumba and analyzes resource sustainability over existing collection system. Direct observation, participatory resource mapping, key informant‟s interview, formal, informal interviews and group discussion are used for the primary data collection. Secondary data were collected through the review of various books, published and unpublished literatures. The data thus collected were analyzed qualitatively and quantitavely. Non-Timber forest products (NTFPs) are important sources of income generation to the subsistence farmers of Nepal. It enables them to purchase essential commodities such as salt, kerosene and aromatic plants from the forest has been going on since time immemorial. Forests are still considered as the primary source of these plants. Unfortunately, over exploitation of these plants has now posed a potential problem in the sustainable management of these natural resources. The study showed that Dolpa district is rich in NTFPs, it is very important region in terms of collection practices and trade of Yarsagumba. The large volume of Yarsagumba is collected and traded from this region. It played a key role in the economic development of this district. People get seasonable more employment opportunities by collecting ,marketing and selling it. Their relatively high prices have provided attractive supplementary livelihoods for the local people. In the study area, Yarsagumba is the main and primary income source for the households. 80 percent people face food problem for more than six months in a year. Yarsagumba collection seems to be the great income sources of the households. When they start to collect yarshagmba, their lifestyle also seemed to be upgraded. Furthermore their earning goes to the fooding and education. So Yarsagumba collection and marketing is the very much related with the livelihood of the people of this study area. NTFP (Yarsagumba) has higher contribution in community development. Similarly Yarsagumba is the major means of income generation and livelihood of the rural people of Raha VDC.