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In Botswana, mopane worms are widely harvested for household consumption. They are also traded for income generation. Urban based entrepreneurs’ source mopane worms from rural areas to sell. The price of sourcing mopane worms from the harvesters has increased quite incredibly in villages. However, there is dearth of academic studies on the commercialisation of mopane worms in Botswana. This paper uses primary data collected from multiple sources to investigate the factors influencing the prices of mopane worms. Data collection involved administration of questionnaires to purposively selected harvesters in four campsites in the Central District, focus group discussions at each campsite and key informant interviews. The results show that there is declining population of mopane worms. The decline is attributable to such factors as over-harvesting and climate change which are the main factors influencing the price of mopane worms. In addition to physical scarcity of mopane worms, institutional weaknesses exist in the study area. The Agricultural Resources Conservation Act is ineffective and the majority of the harvesters are unaware of its existences. It is recommended that the regulations on the harvesting of mopane worms be reviewed. In order to benefit harvesters, mopane worms should be processed to add diversified economic value to rural communities.

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Abstract
 Introduction
 Materials and Methods
  Study sites
  Research design
 Findings and Discussions
  Geographic price variation of mopane worms
  Prices by sellers located in urban areas
  Institutional Weakness and physical scarcity
  Policy and Sustainability Issues
 Conclusion and Recommendations
 Acknowledgements
 References

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저자

• Patricia Kefilwe Mogomotsi [ Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana ] Corresponding author
• Goemeone E.J Mogomotsi [ Department of Legal Services, Office of the Vice Chancellor, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana ]
• Reniko Gondo [ Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana ]

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• 간행물명

  Journal of Forest and Environmental Science [산림과학연구]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  2288-9744

• eISSN

  2288-9752

• 수록기간

  1981~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 526 DDC 634