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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: Sustainability. 2020 Apr 24;12(8):3493. doi: 10.3390/su12083493

Table 5. Economic benefits of ITFCs.

Economic benefits of ITFCs
Description Findings Location Reference
Trading with ITFCs can result in employment Therefore serving as a pivot to increase household income and enhance local economy. Africa [10]
ITFCs can provide substantial value worth R170 into households’ monthly income Benin, South Africa and Tanzania [41,51,76,79]
ITFCs as a commodity are often cheaper than exotic counterparts Increased household savings Kenya [78]
ITFCs help raise tax revenue This is due to general commerce Africa [55]
ITFCs can create access points into informal markets ITFCs have low entry and exit cost and simple mechanisms to sell surplus produce SADC region [34]
The health effects known of certain ITFCs may provide a potential cost-competitive source as raw material from primary producers Usage as functional foods (functional food here refers to food that contains health-giving additives) Africa [140]