ASSESSING MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE FOR NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS (NWFPS): A PRIORITY BASED POLICY INTERVENTION IN INDIA
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ASSESSING MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE FOR NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS (NWFPS): A PRIORITY BASED POLICY INTERVENTION IN INDIA
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RK Yogi, AK Singh, Nirmal Kumar & KK Sharma
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Minimum Support Price, Cost of cultivation, Farmer, Fixed cost, Lac, Market, Tribal
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The study was conducted in consultation with marketing federations from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The analysis is based on surveys of traders and market officials and farmers. Several rounds of focussed group discussions were held with forest and market officials, farmers and traders to obtain qualitative information on NWFP marketing. Secondary data on market arrivals, prices and procurement was obtained from the federation records. Minimum support price was first introduced in 2013-14 across PESA states including Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat markets accounts for more than 85% of total lac arrivals in the country. Hence, lac was selected as a specific commodity for this study. Following a pilot survey in the selected markets and villages, surveys of farmers and traders was conducted annually during 2014- 18. Experts from the processing industry were also interviewed with great care about the quality parameters affecting the market price. Determination of Minimum Support Price (MSP) of lac: In formulating the recommendations in respect of the level of minimum support prices and other non-price measures, the computation takes into account, apart from a comprehensive view of the entire structure of the economy of a lac sector This study is aimed to estimate the cost of cultivation/collection of Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) and assessing Minimum Support Price (MSP) for stabilizing the farm price. NWFPs are produced or collected by the forest dwellers from remote forest or agro forestry areas. Local markets of NWFPs in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and NEH region are underdeveloped and imperfect, and have a poor horizontal as well as weak vertical integration. Value chains for these commodities are long and dominated by a number of intermediaries, leading to a considerable price spread. The total outlay for the MSP scheme was Rs.967 Crore for the plan period during 2013-14 to 2016-17. A total of, 12 Minor forest product (MFP) were covered under the mandate given to the TRIFED for advising the government in respect of the price policy. The exercise is required to convey its recommendations to the Government well before the sowing season of the crop. The study was conducted in consultation with marketing federations from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The analysis is based on surveys of traders and market officials and farmers. Several rounds of focussed group discussions were held with forest and market officials, farmers and traders to obtain qualitative information on NWFP marketing. Secondary data on market arrivals, prices and procurement was obtained from the federations. MSP for NWFPs was first introduced in 2013-14 across PESA states. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat markets accounts for more than 85% of total lac arrivals in the country. At current wage rates, the estimated unit cost of lac cultivation/kg ranged from Rs.240/kg (rangeeni strain) to Rs. 340/kg (kusmi strain). The findings of this study have clearly brought out that procurement system needs considerable back up to infuse implementation with transparency in local markets, and to increase the farmers’ share in consumer rupees. This is a crucial feedback for policymakers to strengthen the government’s initiative that aims at creating a national procurement system for NWFPs. ICAR |
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2020-04-28T04:59:54Z
2020-04-28T04:59:54Z 2018-08-01 |
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Research Paper
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Yogi RK, Singh AK, Kumar Nirmal & Sharma KK 2018.Assessing minimum support price for Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs): A priority based policy intervention in India.Multi Logic in Science, 8 (SPECIAL(C)):261-267.
ISSN 2277-7601 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/35170 |
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English
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8;S(C)
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Department of Botany Yashwantrao Chavan Arts & Science College, Mangrulpir. Dist.Washim, Maharashtra, India 444403
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