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Ndumbe, L.N. Ingram, V.J. Tchamba, M. Nya, Smith Article/Letter to editor Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 28 (2019) 1 ISSN: 1472-8028 From trees to money: the contribution of njansang (Ricinodendron heudelotii) products to value chain stakeholders’ financial assets in the South West Region of Cameroon 2019 Njansang -Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre ex Pax.- is a commonly traded non-timber forest product from Central African humid forests, used as a spice. South West Cameroon was selected as major production area and market where little data exist on the contribution of njansang to stakeholders livelihoods in the value chain. Interviews were used to gather information from 261 harvesters, traders and processing enterprises. From 2013 to 2015, 65.8 tons were harvested, with 13.17 tons traded in markets in the South West Region and in Nigeria for a value of €33,511. The ease of accessing markets makes a significant difference to the quantity harvested and contribution to harvesters’ household income. Average profit for harvesters is higher in regional markets than in local ones. Harvester’s profits were higher than buy’amsell’ams, retailers and exporters. Processors add the most value and earn the highest unit profits. Livelihood dependence upon njansang decreases along the chain, with harvesters more dependent than traders. Seasonality, corruption, storage and processing, influence price. Long-term value chain sustainability could be improved by increasing collaboration between stakeholders, collective action, disseminating knowledge about processing and storage techniques, and promoting domestication and cultivation to enable trade in this largely wild harvested NTFP to continue sustainably. en text/html https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/from-trees-to-money-the-contribution-of-njansang-ricinodendron-he 10.1080/14728028.2018.1559107 https://edepot.wur.nl/467564 Ricinodendron heudelotii forest policy forest product economics livelihoods non-timber forest products value chain sustainability Wageningen University & Research