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flower is dried properly to ensure quality. Udyogini promoted Women Enterprise Groups in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh to engage in Mahua flower trade as a collective venture. Women were trained as entrepreneurs so that they are enabled to take business decisions. Mini Godowns/warehouses Since availability of storage facility at the village/local is a critical element in getting higher prices, some projects and organizations focused on creating warehouse spaces at local level. Mini Godowns were built in villages in western Orissa under World Food Programme. Revolving Fund All these models of collectivization depended on infusion of credit as seed capital or revolving fund. But a common feature of this approach was that there was either under financing or over financing of the activity. Requirement of finances were never estimated in a systematic manner. Hence the collectivization process often ended with the exhaustion of the seed capital. Revolving fund never really revolved. Setting minimum procurement/support prices States like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa have some form of price bench marking. In Andhra Pradesh Girijan Cooperative Corporation still purchases Mahua flower from tribals. In Orissa minimum procurement prices are supposed to be fixed by panchayat samitis(middle tier PRI) before the start of the NTFP season for 68 NTFPs including Mahua flower. Many NGOs advocate for minimum support prices for Mahua flower on the lines of agricultural produces given its role in the economy of tribal households. Alternate uses and developing commercially viable Mahua flower based non alcoholic products Some believe and argue that Mahua has a negative impact on tribal household. It makes tribal men lethargic and affects family peace. Moreover it has got negative impact on health because the brewing techniques are neither standardized nor followed. Often it leads to death due to consumption of spurious liquor. Hence search for alternate commercially viable products like kismis, jam and jellies from Mahua flower have intensified. In fact some NGOs have started developing Mahua kismis at local level with the support of SHGs promoted by them. Mahua flower can be converted to an excellent sweetener. Local technology for this is available in the villages though it is fast vanishing. Commercial processing of Sal seed started using the basics of traditional technology and there after it has emerged as a much sought after product in the vegetable oil market. 4.3 Strategic Choices and Key Recommendations The above discussions lead us to three major leverage points namely Credit Storage Knowledge All three need to be considered as a package for its effectiveness.
Recommendations: Credit • A micro credit fund should be created for meeting the cash needs of Mahua collectors and Mahua procurement is assisted through this fund. The fund may be placed in the hands of producer organizations. • Appropriate credit cum insurance product may be designed to meet the specific requirements keeping the Mahua trade cycle in mind. • At the apex level, the fund should be managed by a special purpose vehicle for at least three to five years. The experiences gained in the process may be incorporated in future design. • A decentralized procurement mechanism should be created so that primary collectors get better price of their produce. This mechanism should be managed at the cluster level by an organization of primary collectors. Van Dhan Samitis and Mahua Banks are initiatives that need to be considered while designing such a mechanism. Existing MFP cooperatives may be encouraged to take up collection of Mahua flower. CGMFP federation had already issued circulars in this respect. Recommendations: Storage A decentralized storage infrastructure with large number of mini godowns at vantage places should be created in public private partnership mode. This infrastructure should be placed in the hands of the panchayats who would charge a fee and manage the godowns. The following two models can be considered. • Panchayats construct and manage, charge a storage fee • Panchayats construct, producers manage and pay a rent Recommendations: Knowledge A combination of local wisdom and modern practices would reduce spoilage, improve quality and fetch better prices. • Knowledge and practices relating to harvesting and post harvesting treatments need to be codified. Protocols developed and suggested by Ministry of Environment and Forests should be popularized through training and campaign programmes. • Orientation of the primary producers and traders on grading and marking of Mahua as prescribed in Mahua Flower Grading and Marking Rules, 2008 should undertaken on a regular basis. • Plantation of Mahua trees needs to be encouraged given the level of depletion of resources. Plantation programmes by state forest department and various other agencies should have a component for Mahua plantation. NREGA can be harnessed for the purpose of both plantations on individual lands and common lands. A variant of Tree patta model can be worked out for poorer families having no or less land.
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Page 5 and 6: Characteristics Madhuca longifolia
Page 7 and 8: 1.2 State Context The state of Chha
Page 9 and 10: 2.4 Major tools used The tools used
Page 11 and 12: 2.6 Limitations The study is limite
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Page 15 and 16: Mahua Sub-sector Map Market/ Stages
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Page 21: Van Dhan Samitis of Bastar Van Dhan
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Page 27 and 28: Annexure 2 Literatures reviewed 1.
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