Promoting sustainable businesses for strong local communities: Qatar's wild herbal plants industry. (December 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Promoting sustainable businesses for strong local communities: Qatar's wild herbal plants industry. (December 2020)
- Main Title:
- Promoting sustainable businesses for strong local communities: Qatar's wild herbal plants industry
- Authors:
- Bejarano, Johann Sebastian Reyes
Rodrigues, Thiago Sabatinelli
Sánchez, Columba Marcelli
Al-Ghanim, Kaltham
Al-Saidi, Mohammad - Abstract:
- Abstract: Herbal medicine can improve economic diversification and sustainable livelihoods of local communities. In fact, the demand for herbal medicine is increasing globally while policymakers also value non-economic benefits, e.g. preserving traditions/heritage, enhancing communities' cohesion/trust and promoting sustainable practices towards a low-carbon, low-energy and low-metabolism future. The paper discusses the context, opportunities and challenges for developing a medicinal herbal plants industry in Qatar. A literature review was carried out on international experiences in medicinal herbs businesses, with a focus on countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Qualitative data were collected through interviews with smallholders in the herbal medicine industry and experts in order to make a characterization of the business models in Qatar. The herbal medicine industry in Qatar consists of small entrepreneurs that share characteristics with traditional herbalists. It is challenged by the capacity of businesses to enhance resource-efficient production processes through environmentally friendly cultivation and commercial trade.
- Is Part Of:
- Energy reports. Volume 6(2020)Supplement 8
- Journal:
- Energy reports
- Issue:
- Volume 6(2020)Supplement 8
- Issue Display:
- Volume 6, Issue 8 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 8
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0006-0008-0000
- Page Start:
- 80
- Page End:
- 86
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12
- Subjects:
- Business models -- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- Medical herbs -- Sustainable communities -- Qatar
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621.04205 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23524847/ ↗
http://www.sciencedirect.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.10.058 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2352-4847
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