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Analysis Study Research Paper | Agriculture | India | Volume 11 Issue 7, July 2022

An Economic Analysis of Collection, Consumption, Selling and Income of NTFPs in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh

Tadivendra Keshwer Singh | K. N. S. Banafar | A. K. Gouraha

Abstract: The forest of Chhattisgarh govt. is very awareness in NTFPs. Collecting,selling and marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) is considered as an important means of improving the income generate of the rural people. Both primary and secondary data has been used for study. An average, percentage method and marketable surplus method used or adopted at the time of analysis looking to the quality and quantity of the data. In Dantewada district, an average 75.44kg. NTFPs were consumed by the sampled households from the total quantity collected and rest of the quantity 232.75kg was sold in the market of total collected quantity on an average 308.19 kg by the 70 sampled household. The total income generated from selling by selected NTFPs is 13704.22Rs. They are collected Tendu leaves, Mahua flower, Mahua seed,Tamarind, Harrat, Baheda, Kalmegh and Charota.

Keywords: Chhattisgarh Minor Forest Produce Society, CGMFPS, NTFP

Edition: Volume 11 Issue 7, July 2022,

Pages: 190 - 192