Forest Economy & Community

We want to talk about the occasion of experimental planting, through which we grow trees and destroy weeds. This allows us to cultivate it well and sustain our livelihood.

— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

To create permanent wealth by selling village resources such as date palm fruits, berries, char fruits, mahua, sal seeds, ground gourd, and medicine.

— Anirudha Marai

Residents in the forest bushes have a business of various medicinal plants, and they benefit from it for food.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We tribal people bring herbs from the forest to treat many diseases, for the well-being of people.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

Sargi leaves are available in our area. Our group will collectively bring machines, make leaf plates, and sell them in the market.

— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

Bringing leaves from the forest, then bundling/pressing them, and then selling them.

— sophia akoijam · Khunta, Mayurbhanj, Odisha

We will bring sal leaves from Mangal (a source/place), prepare them by stitching (into plates/bowls), and release them into the market. Turmeric is also available; by packing the turmeric, we can do business in the market.

— sudhir gamanga · Birikota, Rayagada, Odisha

We bring wood from the forest, and we bring wood, cook food, also make bread, sell it, and for our home.

— Ram Maravi · Samnapur, Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

Cut and bring bamboo and make brooms, and our group will take them to the market and sell them.

— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

Our family will collect brooms, gather brooms, and sell brooms. We will be able to get some money from that.

— Batakrushna Sahoo

We will make handmade brooms, winnowing fans, and small baskets, with which we will be able to improve our situation and earn some income.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

We will arrange to pack some of the items obtained from forest products and supply them to the market, and if some trailer machines are available, we will also try to use them.

— sudhir gamanga · Gadiakhala, Ketalugurha, Rayagada

We will make turmeric papads and do business in the market to arrange for the maintenance of the house.

— sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

I want to bring back the medicinal items, food items, and root vegetables found in our forest, so that they do not disappear.

— Laxmi Bagh · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

To grow the household, we will open a shop and do business.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

So we can do farming and goat rearing, and open a grocery shop in a store and do some tailoring, so that our livelihood

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We bring wood from the forest, burn the wood, cook food, sell it, and after selling, we are...

— Ram Maravi · Samnapur, Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

We tribals cut down forests to build our homes and live in the forest itself. From the forest, we get roots, flowers, and delicious fruits, and we sustain our lives from them, and we also do farming.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

I will prepare brooms by cutting the available broom-making materials in our area, and I will use them myself and also sell them.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

We get various types of fruits and roots from the forest.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

We tribal people bring herbs from the forest and treat ailments, which is very important for health.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

If there was land and we followed instructions, what would we do after eating? We would sustain ourselves, using our own resources. Bring all the twigs, leaves, a handful of pulses, good vegetables, everything.

— Dhananjaya Harpal

Let's create permanent assets by selling village resources such as kardi, tamarind, guava, papaya, kusum, pigeon pea, amla, baheda, fish, and crabs.

— Anirudha Marai

Yes, if ₹20,000 is provided by SSD, we will all collectively make leaf plates, sell them, and manage our livelihood.

— Bisendra Naik · Kasipur, Rayagada, Odisha

We get treatment from the forest.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

If given (the opportunity), all the mothers of our group, together, we have our cultivated land and a well. We had grown vegetables here for our family, and we are thinking and considering that by selling them, we will earn some money.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

We will open a makeup shop, sell clothes, and all kinds of bangles and accessories. We will all provide for my family.

— Hariparkash kharadi · Katarwas Khurd, Udaipur, Rajasthan

If our group receives 20,000 rupees, we will jointly start a business. We will stitch leaf products, and then make and sell papads.

— Suresh Miniaka

Sal leaves are found in our area. I will just bring the machine and, by stitching the leaves, I will sell them in the market.

— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

After receiving that twenty rupees, I am thinking of starting a small business with all the forest products that are available from the forest.

— Prasanna Pradhan · Udala, Mayurbhanj, Odisha

Earlier, in our village's forest, we found many abundant herbs. But unfortunately, the roots of these herbs in the forest are being severely destroyed. So, we will try to keep them alive for this. I will go a bit.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Living in the forest and enduring hardships, whether it is building a home to use herbs for treating illnesses, or making a living by eating fruits and flowers, or for this.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We will take care of the trees and plants in our forest and maintain them; we will not cut them. They will provide us support and wood.

— Dinesh Damor · Dungarpur, Rajasthan

We can collect all the medicinal things found in the forest and show them to future generations and preserve them.

— Anupama Mahanand