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MARKETING OF MINOR FOREST PRODUCE IN TRIBAL AREAS BY GIRIJAN CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATION IN VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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Title MARKETING OF MINOR FOREST PRODUCE IN TRIBAL AREAS BY GIRIJAN CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATION IN VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
 
Creator SRAVAN KUMAR, GAMPARAI
 
Contributor RAVI KUMAR, K.N.
 
Subject markets, marketing, economics, productivity, sales, wood, manpower, area, forest resources, imports
FOREST, CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATION
 
Description In India, MFP are an important livelihood source for several communities,
particularly those living in forest fringe villages. . Forest Stewardship Council
currently defined MFP as: “All forest products, except timber, including other
materials obtained from trees such as resins and leaves, as well as any other plant
and animal products”. About 400 million people in India depend on MFP for
sustenance and supplemental income. According to 2001 census, the tribal
population in India was 84 crores which accounts for 8.2 per cent of total
population of the country. It is estimated that, there is one tribal man for every
fourteen Indians. In India, about 53 per cent of total tribal population lives in rural
areas and nearly 31 per cent of them are directly dependent on MFP for their
livelihood.
About 70 per cent of MFP collection in India takes place in the central
‘tribal belt’ of the country, in the five states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Bihar, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh, located in Peninsular India, is
diverse in its forest types. It has been recorded that there are 33 tribal groups in
the state residing in different forest areas, with 27 of them residing in the forests
of Eastern Ghats in the districts of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West
Godavari, Khammam, Warangal, Chittoor, and Adilabad (Brahma 1984). In
Andhra Pradesh state, the tribal areas constitute 15 per cent of the total
geographical area of the country. The state harbors significant number of tribal
population to a tune of 5.02 crores accounting for six per cent of tribal population
of the country, as the state comprises 22.7 per cent area under forest to the total
geographical area of the country. In Andhra Pradesh state, Visakhapatnam district
occupies a prominent position with reference to both the forest area (42.1 % of
total geographical area of the state) and number of tribal population (6.57 % of
total population of the district). Noticing the importance and contributive share of
transacting MFP in the total income of tribal farmers, the Government of Andhra
Pradesh established Girijan Co-operative Corporation in 1955 to look after the
marketing prospects of MFP in the tribal areas, so as to ensure livelihood security
and sustainability prospective on the part of tribal farmers in collecting and
transacting minor forest produce. It is in this context, the study assume more
importance, as it mainly aims at analyzing the marketing pattern of minor forest
produce by the tribal farmers with the following specific objectives:
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To study the organizational structure of Girijan Co-operative Corporation
and its role in efficient marketing of minor forest produce.
To analyze and prioritize the factors responsible for transacting minor forest
produce through Girijan Co-operative Corporation.
To study different marketing channels for transacting minor forest produce
and compare marketing efficiencies across the channels.
To assess the impact of Girijan Co-operative Corporation in realizing higher
prices for minor forest produce and income to the tribal farmers.
To study various marketing problems encountered by tribal farmers in
transacting minor forest produce and offer relevant suggestions to address
the same.
The discussion on organizational setup of GCC in Visakhapatnam district
has revealed that, the middle or intermediary level executives may be given with
additional powers or responsibilities to relieve the burden of top level executive
and to avoid delays in decision making. The study on the staffing pattern revealed
that, the size of the staff by and large depends mainly upon the income of the
GCC. The analysis of determinants of market arrivals of selected MFP revealed
that, both average price and distance of transport showed significant negative
relationships (for all the selected MFP) with the market arrivals. The transactions
of MFP through GCC safe guards the interests of tribal farmers in getting higher
prices compared to local shandies. The analysis on price spread revealed that, the
farmer’s share in consumer’s rupee is highest, when the tribal farmers transacted
the selected MFP through GCC compared to through local shandies. Garrett’s
ranking test conducted for ranking the marketing problems faced by the tribal
farmers in transacting MFP through GCC revealed that, lack of adequate
amenities and facilities is the major problem followed by poor market intelligence
network. Significant number of farmers felt that, provision of transportation
facilities, scientific storage facilities and weighment facilities should deserve
special attention.
 
Date 2016-06-04T10:18:57Z
2016-06-04T10:18:57Z
2011
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/66753
 
Language en
 
Relation D9040;
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY