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S.No |
Forest Type |
Area (Sq. kms.) |
% of G.Area |
Biodiversity status |
1. |
Mixed Forests | 34230 |
25.32 |
Very Rich |
2. |
Sal Forests | 19682 |
14.56 |
Rich |
3. |
Teak Forests | 5858 |
4.33 |
Fairly Rich |
| Total | 59772 |
44.21 |
Trade Volume of MFP in Chhattisgarh
S. No. |
Category of MFP |
Species/Produce |
Estimated Trade in Rs. crores |
1. |
Specified | Tendu leaves (Diospyros melanoxylon roxp) |
1000 |
2. |
Non Specified | Malkangani Seed (Dry) (Celastrus paniculatus), Bibiding (Embelia Species), Kalmegh/Bhuineem (Dry) (Andrographis Paniculata), Amla (Dry) (Phyllanthus emblica), Rangeeni Lac/Chhili Lac (Dry) (Lac), Van Jeera Seed (Vernonia anthelmintica), Satavar Root (Dry) (Asparagus recemosus), Charota Seed (Cassia tora), Honey, Nagarmotha (Dry) (Cyperus rotundus), Mahul Leaf (Bauhinia vahlii), Harra Sabut (Dry) (Terminalia Chebula), Harra Kachariya (Harra Chhilka), Baheda Sabut (Dry) (Terminalia bellirica), Baheda Kachariya (Baheda Chhilka), Giloy (Dry) (Tinospora cordifolia), Kusumi Lac/Chhili Lac (Dry) (Lac), Bhelwa (Semecarpus anacardium), Tamarind (Tamarindus indica), Tamarind Seed, Mahua Flower (Dry) (Madhuca longifolia), Mahua Seed, Hill Broom (Grass) (Thysanolaena maxima), Dhawai Flower (Dry) (Woodfordia fruticose), Chironji Guthli (Buchanania lanzan), Karanj Seed (Pongamia pinnata), Bael Pulp (Dry) (Aegle marmelos), Kullu Gum (Sterculia Urenus), Kaju Guthli (Raw) (Anacardium occidentale), Saal Seed (Shorea Robusta), Kusum Seed (Schleichera oleosa seed), Neem Seed (Azadirachta indica), Jamun Seed (Dry) (Syzygium cumini), Amla Fruit (Kachcha) (Phyllanthus emblica), Brood Lac (Lac), Mahua Flower Kachcha (Food Grade) (Madhuca longifolia), Kanta Broom (Grass) (Thysanolaena maxima), Chhind Broom (Grass), Bael Fruit (kachcha) (Aegle marmelos), Jamun Fruit (Kachcha) (Syzygium cumini), Rally Kosa, Sawai Grass (Eulaliopsis binate), Kodo (Paspalum scrobiculatum), Kutki (Black) (Panicum sumatrense), Kutki (Brown), Ragee (Eleusine coracana), Patal Kumhra Kand (Dry) (Vidari Rhizome), Safed Musli (Chloro phytum borivilianum), Tikhur Kand (Tikhur Rhizome) (Circum a angustifolia Roxb.), Ashwagandha Root (Dry) (Withania somnifera), Koriya Seed (Indrajau) (Dry) (Holarrhena pubescens / Holarrhena antidy senterica), Kutaj Chhal (Dry) (Arjun Bark), Palash Flower (Dry) (Butea monosperma), Amchur (Mango Powder) (mangifera indica) etc. |
50 |
| Total | 1050 |
These produce are used by rural communities as medicine, food supplements and moreover, the rural communities earn substantial income especially during non-agriculture season through the collection and sale of these produce. Currently, trade in specified MFP is organized and controlled by the Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce (T & D) Co-operative Federation through three tier Co-operative bodies of Tendu leaves pluckers. The unorganized trade of non-specified MFP/Medicinal plants has led to low collection prices to the gatherers and unsustainable harvesting of MFP from forest areas. Moreover processing and industrial units are mainly located outside the state.
Chhattisgarh Government has declared the state as "Herbal State" with an objective to conserve plant Resource in natural form. Cultivation of medicinal plants in and out side the forest, non destructive harvesting, promotion of organized trade and promotion of MFP based industries for processing of MFP so as to generate the additional employment opportunities in the state, improve socio-economic status of rural communities and provide health cover are the main activities taken up by the MFP Federation to achieve the objectives of herbal state.
