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Marketing Constraints of Non-timber Forest Products: Evidence from Jharkhand, India

In: Sustainable Food Value Chain Development

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  • Muneer Ahmad Magry

    (Deakin University)

  • David Cahill

    (Deakin University)

  • James Rookes

    (Deakin University)

  • Sapna A. Narula

    (Nalanda University)

Abstract

The Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have played an essential role in the livelihoods of tribal and rural communities. NTFPs being an unorganized sector, pose various constraints to the collectors and one of the significant issues is the market chain. In this study, the market chain of three NTFPs was analyzed, and the constraints faced by the NTFP collectors in the Jharkhand state of India were identified. 387 NTFP collectors were interviewed in 62 villages through a questionnaire survey. The results highlighted that the NTFP collectors have been facing various constraints in marketing their NTFPs. The primary constraints faced were the monopoly of the middlemen and traders in price fixation of NTFPs, lack of market information and awareness, lack of sufficient transport facilities, transportation cost and improper weighing practices. Further, this study also identifies various initiatives based on the respondent’s responses that can be utilized to reduce the marketing constraints in NTFPs.

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  • Muneer Ahmad Magry & David Cahill & James Rookes & Sapna A. Narula, 2023. "Marketing Constraints of Non-timber Forest Products: Evidence from Jharkhand, India," Springer Books, in: Sapna A. Narula & S. P. Raj (ed.), Sustainable Food Value Chain Development, pages 221-237, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-19-6454-1_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6454-1_11
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