ABSTRACT Forest conservation by peripheral communities is one of the most advocated strategies for ensuring sustainable supply of forest goods and services. In Kenya, although conservation activities generate considerable environmental improvements, studies evaluating the economic benefits are very limited. This study aimed at assessing the impact of participating in the commercialization training program by forest adjacent communities on farm income. Utilizing matching techniques, the analysis is based on the data collected from a randomly selected sample of farm households around Kakamega forest in Kenya. The results show that age, forest distance, forest benefit, market distance, and farming experience are the main factors that influence the participation in the commercialization program. Also, participating in commercial production of medicinal plants has a positive and significant effect on farmers’ income. The average treatment effect on the treated (ATT), based on three estimation algorithms, ranges from KSH. 80,047 to KSH. 176,788 per hectare, per year, implying that policy efforts that focus on the participation in the commercialization program of medicinal plants can enhance incomes among farm-dependent households. The findings from this study suggest that upscaling the participation in the commercialization program to other areas.

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通过社区保护团体参与药用植物商业生产对肯尼亚卡卡梅加森林农场收入的影响

摘要边缘社区的森林保护是确保森林产品和服务可持续供应的最受提倡的战略之一。在肯尼亚，虽然保护活动产生了相当大的环境改善，但评估经济效益的研究非常有限。本研究旨在评估森林邻近社区参与商业化培训计划对农场收入的影响。利用匹配技术，分析基于从肯尼亚 Kakamega 森林周围随机选择的农户样本中收集的数据。结果表明，年龄、森林距离、森林效益、市场距离和耕作经验是影响参与商业化计划的主要因素。还，参与药用植物的商业化生产对农民收入产生了积极而显着的影响。基于三种估计算法，对被治疗者的平均治疗效果 (ATT) 范围从 KSH。80,047 为 KSH。每年每公顷 176,788，这意味着专注于参与药用植物商业化计划的政策努力可以提高依赖农场的家庭的收入。这项研究的结果表明，将商业化计划的参与范围扩大到其他领域。这意味着专注于参与药用植物商业化计划的政策努力可以提高依赖农场的家庭的收入。这项研究的结果表明，将商业化计划的参与范围扩大到其他领域。这意味着专注于参与药用植物商业化计划的政策努力可以提高依赖农场的家庭的收入。这项研究的结果表明，将商业化计划的参与范围扩大到其他领域。