An Omnibus of Non-Timber Forest Products of India

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Classification of NTFPs. 3. Management of NTFPs. 4. Field methods for NTFP study. 5. NTFPs and indigenous people. 6. NTFPs and gender issues. 7. Subsistence and commercial value of NTFPs. 8. NTFP: varied utilities. 9. Botany and ethnobotany of some important NTFP species of India. 10. A list of common forest grasses and bamboos of India. References. Glossary of local and technical names.

"This book is a depictive account of the major Non Timber Forests Products (NTFPs) of India, which provide livelihood support to millions of Indians. The study of NTFPs was a neglected chapter in Indian science since recent past. In this book is an attempt has been made to cover all the important aspects of NTFPs that are available in India. The aspects of NTFPs, which needed immediate attention of NTFP managers, field workers and researchers have been dealt in a manner to provide maximum available information to the readers. Along with botanical descriptions of individual NTFP yielding species phenology, distribution with particular reference to India, present status and uses of species have been provided. It also analyses carefully different policy matters regarding NTFPs and their social relations with instances from case studies. This information will act as a ready reckoner for foresters and ecologists working in the field of NTFP ecology. This publication may fulfill the need of a textbook on NTFPs and may be used in various universities and institutes offering masters and postgraduate diploma degrees in forestry and allied fields." (jacket)