• Dr. NAMRATA SHRIVASTAVA

Abstract Development involves not just planning for a better future but also using lessons from the past in order to improve the present, not just for people but also for the environment and the next generation. Chhattisgarh has a population of 2,55,45,198, or 2.11% of the country's total population, according to the 2011 census. There is a total of 31 tribal clans in Chhattisgarh, five of which are extremely primitive. Beyond providing for fundamental needs, NTFPs are crucial. Another market segment that is expanding quickly is NTFPs. NTFP trade is projected to be worth $1,100 million USD globally, and during the past few years, the market has increased by around 22% annually. The respondents (96%) noted that their main issue was the low and erratic market price of NTFPs, which was followed by the bad weather conditions and the lack of a developed market infrastructure for NTFPs (91%), injuries brought on by wild animal attacks (86%), deforestation (81%), excessive NTFP collection by outsiders (75%), and obstacles resulting from forest rules and regulations in the collection of NTFPs from restricted forest areas (56%). Other issues mentioned by the respondents included a lack of NTFP marketing transportation facilities (49%), a lack of skill-oriented training programmes related to NTFP collection, processing, and marketing (43%), a lack of subsidies and bonuses on all NTFPs (40%), a lack of timely market information about NTFPs (35%), a lack of good road connectivity between villages and markets (28%), and a lack of reasonably priced storage facilities (28%). The Chhattisgarh government intends to make efforts to increase the income of NTFP and MFP gatherers, as well as to give them better infrastructure and train them in ways they can add value to the products and develop as a separate sector of the economy. However, this will be done in a planned and organized manner.

Key words: NTFPs, tribes, market price and market infrastructure, Sustainable Development and herbs, agro-climatic zone

"Problems and Possibilities of Non-Timber Forest Products in Tribal’s", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no.c761-c767, September-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409283.pdf

"Problems and Possibilities of Non-Timber Forest Products in Tribal’s", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no. ppc761-c767, September-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409283.pdf