VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS

V. KARTHICK¹*, R. REVATHI², P. BALAJI^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Office of the Controller of Examination, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
³Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : karthickecon@gmail.com

Received : 02-03-2020     Accepted : 13-03-2020     Published : 15-03-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 5       Pages : 9621 - 9626
Int J Agr Sci 12.5 (2020):9621-9626

Keywords : NWFP, Value Chain, Tamarind, Gallnut
Academic Editor : Dr Vijayachandra Reddy S
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Forest College and Research Institute, Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India and District Forest Officers of Salem and Namakkal Districts.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Non-Wood Forest Products are products from forest which is important for addressing poverty issues for the marginalized, forest dependent communities as an alternative source of income. Hence the present study was conducted with the objectives to identify and document the production of various NWFPs in the study area, to identify the potential service providers and for mapping the value chain of NWFP’s. The study was conducted in Salem Forest circle of Tamil Nadu. The study uses both secondary and primary data. The sample size of the study was 130. Simple average, percentage analysis was used. The major NWFP’s present in the study area was tamarind, gallnut, phoenix grass, shiyakai (Acacia concinna), amla, curry leaf, kalakai, wood apple, palmyrah, honey and thandrikai. Among these, tamarind and gallnut were the major NWFP’s collected by forest dwellers from the forest and hence value chain analysis was done for these two products. The value-added products were deseeded tamarind fruit, tamarind seed powder and gallnut powder. The stakeholders involved in the value chain were producer, village traders, primary wholesaler processor, secondary wholesaler, retailer and consumer. The total value addition for per quintal of tamarind fruit was Rs. 3709 and it was Rs.1103 for gallnut. The results of Acharya approach and Shepherd approach revealed that marketing channel II and channel I was efficient for tamarind fruit and gallnut respectively. The non-existence of organized market, a greater number of intermediaries in marketing of tamarind fruit, leads to low share to farmers from consumer price.

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