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area by destroying the seeds and seedlings. Second, over exploitation of flower is leading to depletion of Mahua resource. Harvesting protocols have been prepared and are being suggested as an answer to these concerns. But in the absence of concerted efforts and coordinated campaign to educate the primary collectors, these protocols have limited ground level impacts. With no plan and significant investments for increasing the Mahua tree population, Mahua may not remain a lucrative livelihood option in the long run. 3.4 Financial Overlays Mahua flower is converted into an alcoholic brew which is generally prepared and consumed by the tribal households. Both the process of collection of Mahua flower and its conversion to brew are done by the same group of tribal households. But Mahua flowers are available for a six week period with the consumption of the end product spread through the year. Hence it has to be kept stored and released to the market according to the requirements. The sub sector players and their roles were given in Table 8. Table 8: Players and their role Sub sector players Role Mahua Collection, drying producer/collector Kuchia The first level of trader who visits villages for collection of Mahua flower with a bicycle Haat trader Storage and sale to haat retailer Wholesaler Purchases from both mandi and kuchia, stores in cold storages and sells back to the kuchias and also to bulk traders Commission agents/brokers Facilitates transactions without directly taking any responsibility of movement of produce Retailers Procure Mahua from whole sellers and sale in retail outlets Cold storage owners Storage Mandis Facilitate bulk trade, issue mandi tax receipts Forest department Supposed to play the role of facilitator officials Transporters Bulk transport of Mahua flower Gunny bag suppliers Providing packaging materials NGOs Advocates interests of primary collectors, facilitates collectivization at village/local level Bhatti owners(other Bulk consumers and play a role in determining prices states) It is almost impossible to get reliable data on margins at various levels. However discussions with various players have yielded some insights. • Kuchias’ margins vary from 8-12 per cent • Haat traders’ margins vary between 14-20 per cent
• Retailers keep a margin of 8-10 per cent • Commission agents charge a brokerage of 1 pc • Wholesalers margin is at 8 pc • Haat retailers get a margin of 5-7 pc 4. Key Constraints and Leverage Points 4.1 Key constraints at production, processing and marketing Mahua flower is a very different sub sector where the producers and the ultimate consumers are often the same. Yet there are many players and each player sees the chain in a very different way. The study team tried to analyse the responses of various stakeholders in the sub sector and identified key constraints at production, processing and marketing stages. Production and procurement The major issues concerning the production and procurement of Mahua flower are • Distress selling and low price realization at the producer end • Unsustainable harvesting and often environmentally damaging practices in collection • Developing quality parameters and ensuring quality product • Depletion of the resource base and its concentration in the hands of large farmers Credit is an important input in the production process. Tribals after collection and drying sell off the collection for cash or against provisions in local kirana shop. Immediate cash needs often force them to sell the collection to predetermined traders at predetermined rates. Market prices have little value for them. They can not access the mainstream credit market either individually or collectively. He does not have enough space to stock the produce also. Hence the primary producers resort to distress selling. The process of collection of Mahua flower often is considered environmentally hazardous. Collection from forest areas often involve burning of forest floor which is cited as one of the important reasons of forest fire. Burning limits the bio diversity of the area by destroying the seeds and seedlings. However cleaning the forest floor or the area below the tree is equally an important traditional practice. The adoption of this practice is constrained by dense bushy vegetation beneath the canopy. Quality of Mahua flowers are dependent on collection practices and post harvesting treatments. Color of the dried flower is an indicator of quality. Contamination with soil during collection and improper drying leads to less quality products. Proper drying not only ensures color but also protects it from fungus infestation. Degradation of forests, conversion of tree lands into other crop lands and negligible attention to Mahua in public plantation programs is leading to depletion of population of Mahua trees. Division of families is leading to number of Mahua trees per household. Processing
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Page 5 and 6: Characteristics Madhuca longifolia
Page 7 and 8: 1.2 State Context The state of Chha
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Page 15 and 16: Mahua Sub-sector Map Market/ Stages
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Page 27 and 28: Annexure 2 Literatures reviewed 1.
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