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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Odisha’s forest produce gatherers hit hard -Satyasundar Barik

Odisha’s forest produce gatherers hit hard -Satyasundar Barik

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published Published on Jun 6, 2021   modified Modified on Jun 7, 2021

-The Hindu

In the pandemic, there aren’t enough buyers and government procurement is delayed

For the second year running, forest dwellers across Odisha have been deprived of the right price for the Non-Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) gathered by them.

With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting local economies across the country, the NTFP market in Odisha has also suffered due to the absence of adequate buyers this year.

“Last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced, forest dwellers, especially tribals, could not get the price for their produce and even failed to dispose of NTFP stocks. After a year, the crisis has deepened further and hit them again,” said Chittaranjan Pani, an expert on the NTFP market.

Around this time, tribals collect sal leaves, siali leaves, mohua flowers, mango kernel, karanja seeds, char seeds and tamarind. The hard cash earned by forest dwellers and tribals in the summer helps them survive the critical four monsoon months and use the money in agricultural activities.

This year, the spread of COVID-19 infections was more profound in the rural and tribal hinterland. Unscrupulous traders took advantage of the fear prevailing in society and reduced the purchase price of NTFPs. Sources said NTFP gatherers sold their forest produce at lower prices, before government agencies intervened.

Tribal activists also expressed anguish over the alleged apathetic approach of government agencies in ensuring the right price for NTFP.

A recent letter of the Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation of Odisha Limited, a State government agency which helps procure NTFP from tribals, asked self help groups and producer groups to deliver sal seeds at a cold storage in Sambalpur district from Monday (June 7).

“Government agencies delayed procurement of NTFP. Asking self help groups to bring stocks of sal seeds to the cold storage point is not tenable due to lockdown restrictions,” Mr. Pani pointed out.

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The Hindu, 6 June, 2021, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/odishas-minor-forest-produce-gatherers-deprived-of-return-again/article34745059.ece?homepage=true


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