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Uthappa, A. R.
- Trees for Life:Creating Sustainable Livelihood in Bundelkhand Region of Central India
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Authors
S. B. Chavan
1,
A. R. Uthappa
1,
K. B. Sridhar
1,
A. Keerthika
2,
A. K. Handa
1,
Ram Newaj
1,
Naresh Kumar
1,
Dhiraj Kumar
1,
O. P. Chaturvedi
1
Affiliations
1 ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, IN
2 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, RRS, Pali-Marwar 306 401, IN
1 ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, IN
2 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, RRS, Pali-Marwar 306 401, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 6 (2016), Pagination: 994-1002Abstract
Trees have been a part of life for centuries in India for sustainable livelihood security. Under the difficult climatic situations, farmers are forced to adopt tree-based systems to secure their income and livelihood. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) harvesting, collection and processing are creating several employment opportunities in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region of India. This article aims to document the livelihood dependency on trees of farmers, tribals and landless labourers for income generation. Surveys and interviews in Bundelkhand region provided an overview of the dependency of different rural communities on NTFPs such as gum, dona pattal, lac from Butea; brooms, jaggery and baskets from Phoenix; flowers and seeds from mahua; bidi leaves from tendu and sticks from bamboo for sustaining their livelihood. To promote NTFPs-based livelihood enterprises, more emphasis should be given for sustainable harvest, value-addition and marketing.Keywords
Employment Generation, Sustainable Livelihood, Trees.Full Text
- Scientific techniques for Melia dubia-based agroforestry systems: an emerging indigenous tree species for wood-based industries in India
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Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, 413 115, India, IN
2 ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa, Goa 403 402, India, IN
3 ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Santhoshnagar, Hyderabad 500 059, India, IN
4 ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, Baramati 413 115, India, IN
1 ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, 413 115, India, IN
2 ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa, Goa 403 402, India, IN
3 ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Santhoshnagar, Hyderabad 500 059, India, IN
4 ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, Baramati 413 115, India, IN
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 12 (2022), Pagination: 1451-1454Abstract
Melia dubia is an indigenous, fast-growing and most favoured tree species, being promoted as an alternative to many exotic industrial tree species in India. It is amenable for pulp, pencil, packaging and plywood production. It has been widely cultivated by farmers in the southern states and to some extent in the central and North Indian states. It is the most promising agroforestry tree species suited for mixed, block and boundary plantations with biomass production of 80–250 t ha–1 from 4 to 8 years of planting. The economic profitability is Rs 24,000–137,500 per acre per year in different parts of the country. Under the scenario of shifting the momentum of farmers towards assured income-generating commodities like agroforestry, M. dubia is proving highly beneficial to them in terms of monetary and other livelihood opportunities.Keywords
Agroforestry System, Indigenous Tree Species, Livelihood Opportunities, Melia dubia, Wood-based IndustriesFull Text
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