Forests

Curbs on bamboo relaxed

The impending ease of restrictions on bamboo will be a dream come true for crores of people belonging to forest dwelling communities, artisans and crasftsmen in the country for whom it is a traditional source of subsistence.

Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh communicated a set of guidelines to Chief Minister N.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Minor Forest Produce, Forest Products, Forests, Bamboo, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Gadchiroli (D), India
Forests

Jairam Pitches for MSP for Minor Forest Produce

In an effort to wean away tribals from the Maoists, the Environment Ministry is pushing for a minimum support price for minor forest produce like bamboo and tendu patta.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is taking up the matter with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

A minimum support price (MSP) for minor forest produce (MFP) would help increase the earnings of the tribal population.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Minor Forest Produce, Forests, Forest Products, Bamboo, Tendu, Gram Sabhas, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
Agriculture

Paan loses flavour

Read this special report by Down To Earth on the iconic Paan losing its appeal. Its trade has dipped 40-50 per cent in the past decade, while consumption of chewing tobacco, especially gutkha, increased during the period. Farmers now prefer other crops.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2011
Richard Mahapatra, Moyna, Sayantan Bera
Down to Earth
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Agricultural Inputs, Agriculture, Balasore (D), Cash Crops, Delhi, E