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Give innovative ideas for value addition to the Minor Forest Produces and their Marketing

Give innovative ideas for value addition to the Minor Forest Produces and their Marketing
Start Date :
May 05, 2015
Last Date :
Jan 01, 2015
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
Submission Closed

A large number of tribal people and other forest dwellers derive their source of livelihood from the collection and marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) which provides them ...

A large number of tribal people and other forest dwellers derive their source of livelihood from the collection and marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) which provides them essential food, nutritional, medicinal needs and cash income also. As the business of MFP is different from the traditional ones, it denies due benefits. While government supported Corporations and Federations trade in some MFPs, a large number of these are traded freely in the market which is also not very helpful to the gatherers as MFP production is highly dispersed spatially and because of the poor accessibility of these areas, a competitive market does not exist. As a strategic interventions to ensure fair returns for the MFPs to the gatherers/collectors, the Government has come up with a new scheme of Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP.

Through the MyGov Platform, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, seeks suggestions/information from all section of the society regarding innovative ideas for value addition to the MFPs, processing and marketing of MFPs, traditional skill and skill development, etc.

Providing Social Safety Net to the Collectors of Minor Forest Produce

Showing 192 Submission(s)
RAHUL.MEHER
RAHUL.MEHER 10 years 3 months ago

Basic education to these communities is must. English speaking / writing / reading is must. We need to teach them basic fundamental of International marketing. The export laws must be beneficial to these Communities. These people must market there products there own , rather then marketing through someone. Rest they will manage.

rajiv
rajiv 10 years 3 months ago

A coy should be given contract who will do the following:
1. collection of product from tribal
2. pay them as per govt. rate (confirmation through mobile app)
3. Nice packing for National and International Level
4. Marketing (mobile apps, etc.), and distribution

civil.maddy18
civil.maddy18 10 years 3 months ago

Sir,
Please provide a safe system of logistics from the production unit to the marketing place, by eliminating brokers so that people get to know the real market value and advantages of the products and tribal ppl get an exposure to the outside world, Even we can promote the genuinety of these products in the social media and in e-commerce business also, so that we bring lot of other business domains in to a single value added window.. and also this will be an example of integrated INDIA...

leena.vayapully
leena.vayapully 10 years 3 months ago

No Skill can be neglected. We can post volunteers in such areas to work with these people , provide the minimum facilities of Shed , equipments & any other things which may be not accessible to them in that area. Carry their finished products by providing transportation facility and the payment can be done either in cash or by providing them the monthly food items , cloths & basic needs . If market place is close we can provide them the freedom for marketing by providing them with 2 wheelers.

vishkm
vishkm 10 years 3 months ago

1. Make a catalogue of products available through tribals. This can be done through closest Post office staff or co-operative stores 2. Make these products available on line on the companies like amazon, flip kart 3. Deliveries can be made through Indian postal service to customers and payment too.

Rabinrai007
Rabinrai007 10 years 3 months ago

sir,
I believe if you make a group of 6 or 5 members in every village then ask them to promote and plan for marketing also provide some money according to theirs work. I think this makes possible to develop the village and also India. Because in village young people are looking for opportunity and this is one of the most effective way to provide job.
thank you.

shubhamdixit293
shubhamdixit293 10 years 3 months ago

1. Apply standardization. And improve the quality of the products.
2. Good branding and promotion.
3. People must be made aware of the usefulness of these products.

ashish_muni
ashish_muni 10 years 3 months ago

There can be Fairs for Indian products organised in Foreign nations / there can shops in foreign nations where people can buy Indian products / there can be a portal like flipkart for online sales where people from world can buy Indian products this will attract foreigners to our country and culture which indirectly promotes Indian products and tourism.

kushal_knock123
kushal_knock123 10 years 3 months ago

Govt. can help by setting up retail counters at various govt. premises like railway station and airports. These should be directly purchased by the govt. enterprises from the forest produce makers. This way, there can be a proper marketing and a balanced cultural development.

biswajitb418
biswajitb418 10 years 3 months ago

Minor forest produce can be made in the village area or near the forest areas. People have no idea about the profitability of the forest, as because of lack of knowledge about the market. If Govt. take some valuable step to communicate the people about the profitability of the business then this can be possible. Note that I have written "communicate with the people". Communicate not through the paper or media advertise. Here communicate is effective only through the Panchayat Samiti.

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