タイ王国東北部農村世帯の生活構造における野生動植物採集の位置づけ : 生活時間のアプローチから

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the hunting and gathering of wild animals and plants in households' life structure using the time allocation approach. The analysis is based on the definition of "Activity Category, " from the point of view of seasonal change and the life cycle of households. Due to the tropical monsoon climate and the main occupation of single cropping of rice, the villagers' time allocation is much influenced by climate and the farming calendar. These factors likewise influence the time allocated for hunting and gathering. Natural plant gathering is important in the farmers' slack and rainy season. Natural animal hunting is important in the slack season, but not as affected by the rainy or dry season. Time allocation is also related to the life cycle of the household, with many differences observed between nuclear families and three generation families. But the time allocated to hunting and gathering does not show much difference among households. Every household allocates a certain amount of time to hunting and gathering, regardless of socialeconomic strata. In the context of time allocation alone, the hunting and gathering of wild animals and plants is a basic daily activity of every household.