Trade in reed-based craft products in rural villages in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Trade in reed-based craft products in rural villages in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
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南非东开普省乡村的芦苇工艺品贸易
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2006
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S. Shackleton
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T. Pereira;C. Shackleton;S. Shackleton
出售由纤维植物制成的传统工艺产品是经济上弱势的农村妇女的一个重要收入来源。在南非的东开普省，莎草和灯心草几个世纪以来一直被用来制作具有功能和文化重要性的产品，如睡垫和篮子。在原特兰斯凯的Mpozolo和Ntubeni村，女农民收获原材料，并在其社区和附近城镇制造和销售产品。对其中40人的访谈揭示了贸易对他们生计的贡献，以及什么增强或限制了他们的成功。调查结果显示，手工艺为弱势家庭提供了重要收入，平均占家庭年现金收入的26 ± 4%，其中最贫困家庭的比例超过40%，较富裕家庭的比例为5- 15%。缺乏进入非传统市场的机会被认为是限制贸易的主要因素。
Selling traditional craft products made from fibrous plants is an important source of income for economically vulnerable rural women. In the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, Cyperus textilis and Juncus kraussii have been used for centuries to make products of functional and cultural importance, such as sleeping mats and baskets. In the former Transkei village clusters of Mpozolo and Ntubeni, female crafters harvest the raw material and make and sell the products in their communities and in nearby towns. Interviews with 40 of them revealed what the trade contributes to their livelihoods and what enhances or limits their success. The findings show that crafting contributes vital income to vulnerable households, on average 26 ± 4 per cent of annual household cash income, over 40 per cent for the poorest households and 5–15 per cent for wealthier households. Lack of access to non-traditional markets was identified as the main constraint on the trade.