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Gender, income and distance from the forest are key drivers for Tendu leaves collection.

Gender, income and distance from the forest are key drivers for Tendu leaves collection.

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The government of India has been undertaking various programs for the socioeconomic upliftment of tribals for the improvements in various indicators related to food, health, literacy, livelihood. However, there is a large gap in the human development indices between the general and tribal populations. NTFPs are getting global recognition by providi...

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... of cooking fuel sources, the majority (69.6 %) of the households were using firewood, followed by LPG/Gas connection (30.4 %). This might be due to the easy accessibility and year-round availability of firewood as they collect Tendu leaves seasonally. Among the three years of data (2018 to 2020), the maximum income was obtained in the year 2020 (Fig. 2). Among the five villages, the maximum annual income (₹ 20,160) was reported in Keramunda, followed by Tilaikundi (₹ 19,438), while the minimum (₹ 17,669) was in Barium ...