The Biobrio 6 (3 & 4), 2019

Availability and price of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) at local haat bazar (markets) in West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

Shailja Singh , Hari Shankar Lal , Sanjay Xaxa

ABSTRACT:

Forests in West Singhbhum district comprise biological and geophysical diversities. Due to variations of altitude and rainfall, diverse types of species are available. Forest produce plays a vital role in the life of the tribal family whose women and children are involved in collection and trading activities in different seasonal periods of the year. Many species are economically important for the people living in and around the forest areas. The people, mainly Ho tribals, are engaged in the collection of, barks, leaves, gums, flowers, fruits, roots and whole plants from the forests for livelihood out of which many species are medicinally and industrially important. The main problem with the tribal people is the rate at which they sell the MFPs and other medicinal plants..

Keywords:    

Minor Forest Produces, local haat, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand

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