Green Projects
Timber Trade and Market in Gujarat under Agro/Farm Forestry
Natural forests cannot fulfil the timber product demand, which is increasing due to various reasons like population increase, increase in demand for domestic use etc. For that, people have to depend upon forests imported of wood and wood from non-forest area. Earlier in Kheda and Anand districts, provide an outstanding example for the use of Timber in agro forestry for commercial purpose. However, major concern is lack of reliable, adequate scientific data to answer many of the crucial questions being asked about agro forestry. Owing to these pitfalls, an attempt has been made in the current study to explore the practices adopted by the local farmers to undertake cultivation practices and logistic systems involved in the timber trading in the informal market and identify the process of supply that leads to profitability to local farmers and in providing the data bank. The policy makers and programme managers will be benefited from the suggestion made from this study and will be able to replicate the same evaluation in other similar district of Gujarat of varying timber-trading practice for making a reliable Timber Information system in future and in understanding timber contribution in the state economic growth. Circulation: Restricted for more details drharshitsinha@consultant.com
Possibility of increase in Forest / Tree Cover area in UP
Forest is among the most important of our life-support systems and our food security and water security are embedded within it. We need to both protect and enhance our green cover. The need to conserve forests and promote afforestation is especially urgent today as our planet faces the challenges of climate change. It is important for the country to develop accurate knowledge of the status of forest cover and any changes in it or on a continues basis. This will help judicious allocation of resources for greening and help us evaluate our efforts. Effective benchmarking of our forest cover can also be useful for us to evaluate our efforts as policy instruments for propagating afforestation efforts as per the set target in the state. Taking lead from this Government of Uttar Pradesh has under taken up this study to explore the possibility of Increase in Forest / tree cover area in UP on account of Afforestation / Plantation Programme with the support of State Land Use Board, Department of Planning, Yojana Bhavan. Here critical analyses of both primary and secondary data have been done not only for the state of Uttar Pradesh but also comparative analysis of the Social Forest Programme for other state. The recommendations were related to explore the possibilities revising our Work Plan by adopting decentralize approach and adopting the principle of land equivalent ratio in planning by using of technology, executing the programme through community participation using public private partnership model and recognizing the grass root level initiative of both service providers and the community. Circulation: Restricted for more details contact drharshitsinha@consultant.com