Research On The Roles Of The Utilization Of NTPF In The Economic Development Of Mountain Area

The use of non-timber forest products play a positive role in providing food and medicines for the poors, increasing the income of mountain residents, transferring surplus labor of mountain areas and restituting forest ecosystems. As the world's largest developing country, China has two-thirds of mountain areas. The development of economic in mountain areas and the increase of income of mountain residents are important components of comprehensive social and economic development. Currently, how to use NTFP effectively is of great practical significance to promoting China's economic development in mountain areas.Theories of resource economics, industrial economics, and regional economics are integrated to review the status quo of the use of NTFP, the problems being existed in using NTFP in China, the circumstance of using NTFP in mountain area. And the role of using NTFP on mountain economic development was discussed. Setting Gongshan County as demonstration, it was revealed that the acquisition income of NTFP was a major source of income in the mountain area, but there existed many problems in the activities of using NTFP. Finally, policy recommendations are brought forward to promote the role of the use of NTFP in mountain area sustainable development.