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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808052603321

Autore

Mohan Reddy K.

Titolo

The significance of minor forest produce in the Indian tribal economy / / by Kalsani Mohan Reddy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-5275-1996-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 331 pages)

Disciplina

301.440954

Soggetti

Tribes - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Annexure-I -- Annexure-II -- Select Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

This book uses empirical data to articulate the issues of the Indian tribal economy in general and the role of minor forest produce in the tribal economy in particular. It throws new light on hitherto under-researched areas, especially those related to the significance of minor forest produce. This book is primarily based on the functioning of the tribal economy and draws on the experience gained by the author during his sojourn as a research scholar working the debt of tribal farmers and the technological gap in tribal agriculture. Empirical evidence is given in the present book to explore the validity of the earlier hypotheses in respect of the contribution of minor forest produce to the total income of the tribal households. Furthermore, a statistical analysis is undertaken to ascertain the relative contribution of each forest product to the augmentation of tribal earnings. The empirical work in this book also corroborates the theories of dependency between the forest and the tribals.