Value chain study of income from trees and herbs - ABSSS

Value chain study of income from trees and herbs
Towards an action plan
From the above discussion, several possible action points for higher value realisation
emerge. Selection and prioritisation of action points has to be done through consultation
with the community, keeping in mind the following issues:
Relatively low priority accorded by HHs to income from trees and herbs, compared
to income from agriculture crops
Project limitations, in terms of time-period and funds, for providing support in any
form other than training, capacity-building and facilitation of mobilisation
Consultations with the community can be dovetailed with meetings for discussing higher
returns from agriculture (explained in related other study). For facilitating discussion on
higher income realisation from tree and herbs, the points in Table 3.1 may be used.
Table 3.1: Stage-wise actionable points to increase returns
Production/ Collection stage
Post-collection stage
Learning to control pest and disease
problems in mahua and ber trees
Construction of drying platforms with
stone tops, with SHG/panchayat/other
Individual/group plantation of mahua funds
trees through seeds and/or grafts Use of polythene as packing material
Learning/practising better methods of
collecting mahua flowers and neem
fruits
Collective marketing of various NTFP
like mahua flowers through SHGs/other
groups, with investment in drying
Learning injection technique of
collection of gum from palas
platform, weighing machine, storage
areas
Exploring busines viability of
collecting and selling mahua seed in
nearby large towns
Undertaking lac cultivation over
minimum 100 palas trees