Impacts of Government Policies on Sustenance of Tribal ... - Samata

Table 14: Trees grown on land and what they are used forTree Household use Income sourceJackfruit Fruit consumed and wood used as timber Fruit sold for incomeOrange Fruit consumed at home Fruit soldGuava Fruit consumed at home Fruit soldMyrobalan Wood used as timber Nut sold for incomeMango Fruit consumed at home and wood used as Fruit sold for incometimberGooseberry Fruit consumed at home Fruit sold for incomeMarking ---------- Nuts sold for incomenut/blackcashewJava plum Fruit consumed at home and wood used as Fruit sold for incometimberIndian fir/masttreeShade tree for c<strong>of</strong>fee, bark in medicine Bark sold for income(medicinal purpose)Tamarind Fruit consumed at home Fruit sold for incomeSilver oak Wood used as timber ----------Custard apple Fruit consumed and wood used as timber Fruit sold for incomeIndian Beech Oil extracted from seed used at home totreat skin disease, lice infestation and asOil extracted from seedsold for incomeinsect repellantBeech Fuelwood for household use ----------Fishtail/toddy Toddy consumed at homeToddy sold for incomepalmLemon Fruit consumed at home Fruit sold for incomeTeak Wood used as timber ----------Pomegranate Fruit consumed at home Fruit sold for incomeBanana Fruit used at home Fruit sold for incomeRallavalasa who had bought two cows for atotal amount <strong>of</strong> Rs. 22,000/-. Sale <strong>of</strong> cowswas also reported by interviewees. One <strong>of</strong>the interviewees said that he had sold threeCows are used in ploughing and their dung is an important source <strong>of</strong>organic manure.cows for Rs. 7,250/- as they had been ill.Cows were usually stall-fed or left to grazein the open for 7–8 hours on an average ineach instance. Scarcity <strong>of</strong> fodder was anissue the interviewees said theyfaced.Seven <strong>of</strong> the familiesinterviewed had bullocks.These were used for ploughingand were stall-fed and left foropen grazing for 7–8 hours ineach instance. The bullocks <strong>of</strong>interviewees had beenpurchased from Dabbagunta,Gujaribata and Kasipatnam(located about 30 km fromBeespuarm and 50 km from47