Developing and sustaining nontimber forest products: policy issues and concerns with special reference to India
Tewari, D.D.
Journal of World Forest Resource Management 7(2): 151-178
1994
Document Number: 343403
Four main aspects of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are examined: valuation; value addition; benefit sharing and government intervention; extraction management and the sociocultural dimension. Improved management of NTFPs will depend on improving value estimation, expanding local processing, clarifying property rights, reducing government intervention, and learning more about sociocultural aspects and extraction practices. Intensive field research is needed, together with the collection of existing published information from a wide range of sources. Expanding the NTFP sector will depend on participatory and community-based approaches, securing value-added benefits, diversifying products used, and integrating NTFP activity with other income streams.