Valuation and Quantification of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPS) Available in Baria Forest Division of Gujarat State, India
Abstract
Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are the most accessible forest products of forest dwellers living in the vicinity of the forest areas which are important for their livelihood. In the present study, 10% of total villages and 10% of total sampled village households were selected in Baria Forest Division (BFD). Apart from this, the house to house structured questionnaire survey revealed that forest of BFD yield various NTFPs which are being collected by local people. During the study, a total of 43 types of NTFPs have been identified in BFD having economic value of INR 334.74 million/annum. The study also revealed that maximum economic value comes from leaves (76.25%) followed by flowers and seeds (18.37%), fruits (3.18%), herbs and other miscellaneous items (1.26%), gums and tanning materials (0.54%) while the least was recorded from bamboos (0.37%).Moreover, the estimated per capita value was found to be INR 157.3/annum against the per capita forest area of 0.038 ha. Thus, these NTFPs plays an important role in the improvement of livelihood of forest dwellers living in the forest areas.
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