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The Forest Ecosystem
Chhattisgarh
having 44 percent geographical area under forest is very
rich in biodiversity because of favorable agroclimatic conditions
like good rainfall and comparatively less biotic
interference.
State
has dense
forest cover with all the three canopies
in the forest area. The forest ecosystems can be
broadly classified into following three types depending upon
species composition. |
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S.No
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Forest
Type
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Area
(Sq km)
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%
of G.A.
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Biodiversity
status
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1.
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Sal
Forests
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19682
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14.56
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Very
Rich
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2.
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Teak
Forests
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5858
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4.33
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Fairly
Rich
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3.
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Mixed
Forests
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34230
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25.32
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Rich
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Total
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59772
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44.21
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Trade
Volume of NWFP in Chhattisgarh
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S.
No.
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Category
of MFP
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Species/Produce
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Estimated
Trade in Rs. crores
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1.
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Nationalised
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Tendu leaves and Gums-Kullu, Dhawda, Babul,
Khair
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2.
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Non Nationalised
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Sal seed,
Harra,
Imli, Mahua, lac, Kosa, Mahul
Leaves,
chironjee Baibaring, Vanjeera, Kalmegh, Aonla etc.
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780
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Total
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1500
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These produce are
used by rural communities as medicine, and food. Moreover, the rural
communities earn substantial income especially during non-agriculture season through the
collection and sale of these produce. Currently, trade in nationalized
MFP is organized and controlled by the Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest
Produce Co-operative Federation. The unorganized trade of
non-nationalized
MFP/Medicinal plants has led to low
collection prices to the collectors and unsustainable harvesting of MFP
form forest areas. Moreover processing and industrial units are mainly
located outside the state.
The Chhattisgarh Government has declared the
state as "Herbal state" with an objective to conserve
MFP
resources including medicinal plants, cultivation of medicinal plants, non destructive harvesting,
promote organized
trade and promote
MFP based industries for processing of MFP so as to generate the additional employment
opportunities in the state and provide health cover. A taskforce
has been constituted within MFP Federation to achieve the objectives of herbal state.
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