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Tribal Entrepreneurship: A Case of Adivasis in Dangs
The Dangs in many ways represent extreme geo-physical, environmental and socio-economic characteristics in Gujarat. Having 59 per cent of its total geographical area under forests amid highly undulating terrains, the district receives an average rainfall of 3,000 mm per annum. Nearly 95 per cent of...
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| Online Access: | http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/110 |
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| 520 | |a The Dangs in many ways represent extreme geo-physical, environmental and socio-economic characteristics in Gujarat. Having 59 per cent of its total geographical area under forests amid highly undulating terrains, the district receives an average rainfall of 3,000 mm per annum. Nearly 95 per cent of its total population belongs to adivasi communities including the particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PTGs). Despite vast possession of natural resources, the district which is home to 86 per cent below poverty line (BPL) households is not only the poorest in the state but also features in the list of five most backward districts of the country. This paper is based on a recent study conducted in the Dangs examines the role of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) along with other forest resources in livelihoods of the adivasi communities. It seeks to understand the Malki practice - a unique system of forest governance and critically analyses the implementation of Forest Rights Act at ground level. The study finds out that majority of the adivasi households in the study villages are involved in collection of NTFPs such as bamboo, mahua, tendu and amla from the forests besides... | ||
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| 650 | |a Tribal And Grassroots Entrepreneurship | ||
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