Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Nishtha Chandrakar and RK Prajapati

Abstract:
Documentation of Non-Timber Forest Products their Collection, Processing, Value Addition and Sustainable Methods of harvesting have been carried out at different Forest stands of Kondagaon. The study was carried out in three blocks and each block selected three villages namely Keshkal block- Vishrampuri, Bahigaon, Korgaon, Pharsgaon block- Pandeyaatgaon, Patoda, Badedongar, and Kondagaon block- Makdi, Chipawand, Baniyagaon of Kondagaon. The local peoples of these villages mainly dependent on collection of NTFPs & medicinal Plants, Agriculture and Labour work. In this investigation total 89 NTFP species were identified these belongs to 44 tree, 23 shrub, 22 herb, and climber species. As near forest stands they collect so many NTFPs available in different seasons of the year. Various plant parts as per its use discovered, including seeds, leaves used to make plates, tans and colour, gum and resin, edible goods, oil-yielding fiber, thatching materials, broom-making plants, medicinal plants, and biocides.