Abstract
Among the 22 blocks of the Bankura district, the Jaypur block occupies first position (5.81%, 2011) in the household industry sector which is also higher than district average (4.18%, 2011) and as well as the national average (3.81%, 2011). In this block, Sal leaf, Khat Bel and Churung Khati are the most economically important products among the available Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and these are primarily used as raw materials in women dominated cottage industries for making of Sal plate and beads chain. The rural people of the Jaypur block have collected NTFPs such as Sal leaf and seed, Khat Bel, Churung Khati, Mushroom, fruits of Kendu and Mahul etc. from the nearest reserve forest area for income generation and fulfilling the demand of their household food. The main objective of this study is to explore the role of NTFPs based household industries in rural economy at micro-level. To fulfil this objective, primary data are mainly used and these are collected through purposive sampling method with the help of questionnaire survey, participatory observation and focused group discussion. The study reveals that women from the Scheduled Caste and Muslim communities are dominantly engaged within these industries with traditional tools, primitive technology and middle man based marketing system and contributed in household maintenance by sharing their income to remove the poverty and sustain their livelihood. Hence, implementation of micro-level planning with the co-ordination of local people and the administration would be effective to increase the economic return to the villagers in general and rural women in particular.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Ahenkan A, Boon E (2011) Non-timber forest products (NTFPs): clearing the confusion in semantics. J Hum Ecol 33(1):1–9
Akilandeeswari SV, Pitchai C (2016) Pottery industry and its development by effective marketing through information and communication technologies (ICT). Int J Res 4(4):6–13
Angelsen A, Jagger P, Babigumira R, Belcher B, Hogarth NJ, Bauch S et al (2014) Environmental income and rural livelihoods: a global-comparative analysis. World Dev 64:S12–S28
Belcher B, Achdiawan R, Dewi S (2015) Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India. World Dev 66:269–279
CIFOR (2008) Forests and non-timber forest products. Center Int For Res. https://www.cifor.org/Publications/Corporate/FactSheet/ntfp.htm. Accessed on 11/08/2019
Comprehensive district agricultural plan report (2007–2012). District Planning Committee, Bankura.
Dasgupta S, Biswas R, Mallik GK (2009) Heritage tourism: an anthropological journey to Bishnupur. Mittal Publications, New Delhi, p 96
District census handbook (1991). Census of India, Bankura
District human development report, Bankura (2007). Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata
District primary census abstract (2001, 2011). Census of India, Bankura. Retrieve from https://censusindia.gov.in. Accessed on 20/9/2019
District village directory (2011). Census of India, Bankura. Retrieve from https://censusindia.gov.in. Accessed on 20/9/2019.
Ghosal S (2011) Importance of non-timber forest products in native household economy. J Geogr Reg Plann 4(3):159–168
Hasalkar S, Jadhav V (2004) Role of women in the use of non-timber forest produce: a review. J Soc Sci 8(3):203–206
https://www.cifor.org/publications/corporate/factSheet/NTFP.htm
Krishnakumar J, Fox J, Anitha V (2012) Non-timber forest products. Econ Polit Wkly 47(52):132–139
Kumar S, Meena GL (2018) Procurement and marketing of non-timber forest products. Indian Forester 144(3):252–259
Land and Land Reform Department (2013). Government of West Bengal
Leakey RRB (2012) Non-timber forest products-a misnomer? J Trop For Sci 24(2):145
Mahapatra AK, Albers HJ, Robinson EJ (2005) The impact of NTFP sales on rural households’ cash income in India’s dry deciduous forest. Environ Manage 35(3):258–265
Mahto R, Chaterjee D (2011) Non-timber forest product based enterprise: leaf plate making in Angara, Jharkhand. J South Asian Anthropologist 11(1):59–65
Metadata (2001). Census of India. https://censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm. Accessed on 01/07/ 2019
Micro, medium and small enterprises report (2014–2015). Development Institute Kolkata Ministry of MSME, Government of India
Mphande FA (2016) Rural livelihood. In: Infectious diseases and rural livelihood in developing countries. Springer, Singapore, pp 17–34
Pandey AK, Tripathi YC, Kumar A (2016) Non timber forest products (NTFPs) for sustained livelihood: challenges and strategies. Res J For 10(1):1–7
Report of the expert group to review the methodology for measurement of poverty (2014). Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi
Saha M, Sengupta S (2014) Symbiotic relationship between forest and tribe: a case study of Santal tribe of Jaypur forest, Bankura District, West Bengal, India. Transactions 36(2):235–246
Saxena NC (2003) Livelihood diversification and non-timber forest products in Orissa: wider lessons on the scope for policy change? Overseas Development Institute, London
Shackleton C, Shackleton S (2004) The importance of non-timber forest products in rural livelihood security and as safety nets: a review of evidence from South Africa. S Afr J Sci 100(11):658–664
Shit PK, Pati CK (2012) Non-timber forest products for livelihood security of tribal communities: a case study in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. J Hum Ecol 40(2):149–156
Sills EO, Lele S, Holmes TP, Pattanayak SK (2003) Nontimber forest products in the rural household economy. In: Forests in a market economy. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 259–281
State forest report (2010–2011). Government of West Bengal, Directorate of Forests Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forests Force, Aranya Bhaban, Salt Lake, Kolkata
Tambunan T (1995) Forces behind the growth of rural industries in developing countries. A survey of literature and a case study from Indonesia. J Rural Stud 11(2):203–215
Tewari DN (1992) Tropical forestry in India. International Book Distributors, p 387
Tewari DD, Campbell JY (1995) Developing and sustaining non-timber forest products: some policy issues and concerns, India. J Sustain Forest 3(1):53–79
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2021 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Nandi, D., Sarkar, S. (2021). Non-Timber Forest Products Based Household Industries and Rural Economy—A Case Study of Jaypur Block in Bankura District, West Bengal (India). In: Shit, P.K., Pourghasemi, H.R., Das, P., Bhunia, G.S. (eds) Spatial Modeling in Forest Resources Management . Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56542-8_21
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56542-8_21
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-56541-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-56542-8
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)