Non-timber forest products used in afro-cuban cults and their possibilities in the generation of revenues. Study of case
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Starting from the vegetable inventory realized in a Forest Farm with management system of Analogue Forest, the Non-Wood Forest Products used in the cult of Regla de Ocha, the most popular afrocuban cults, are identified, and the net income in considerate from the commercialization of one of the significant level products in the cult, according the Germosen-Robineau methodology. In the Farm is reported the existence of 14 NWFPs of application in the cult, being mostly represented the following products: leaves, sticks, roots, barks and the foliage. The statistical analysis defines elements to establish a sustainable management for products. The obtained results express the productive possibilities of the Farm, the contribution to the generation of revenues for the farmer and the satisfaction of necessities of certain social groups in the religious context.
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