Management of Nontimber Forest Product Resources of India An Analysis of Forest Development Corporations

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In this book, Professor Tewari reviews the management of nontimber forest products of India under the control of Forest Development Corporations during the last 30 years or so. In overall, Forest Development Corporations are not functioning as efficienty as they were expected to do initailly. Most of them are showing losses and depend continually on taxpayers' money to survive. Thus, there is a need for new institutional innovations. The Author suggests a new apprach towards managing this economically important resource so as to reform the functioning of ailing corporations in the interest of tribal communities. A cooperative framework, which entrusts the managment of nontimber forest products to the tribal communities, along with a support price program and effective coordination of market forces, in recommended for sustainable and socially rewarding management of nontimber forest products. Thus, a more decentralized managementof nontimber forest products and nationally coordinated marketing framework is to be developed. Comments to be sent devitewan@telkomsa.net

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Devi Tewari earned his PhD from University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has published widely on nontimber forest products issues and his earlier work Economics and Management of Nontimber Forest Products: A Case Study of Gujarat is an internationally well-known work. Other publicatons of Professor Tewari include: Castor Economy, International Castor Oil Market, Principles of Microeconomics, An Estimation of the Value of Water in the Commerical Forestery Sector in Selected Areas in South Africa: A case study of KwaZulu-Natal. Currently he is a Profesor with school of Economics and Finanace, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. In this book, Professor Tewari reviews the management of nontimber forest products of India under the control of Forest Development Corporations during the last 30 years or so. Author suggests a new approach towards managing this economically important resource so as to reform the functioning of ailing corporations in the interest of tribal communities. A cooperative framework, which entrusts the management of nontimber forest products to the tribal communities along with a support price program and effective coordination of market forces, is recommended for sustainable and socially-rewarding management of nontimber forest products. Thus, a more decentralized management of nontimber products and nationally coordinated marketing framework is to be developed. Comments to be sent: Tewari@ukzn.ac.za Table of Contents Introduction Internal Factors Affecting the Performance of the Forest Development Corporations External Factors Affecting the Performance of Forest Development Corporations Problems in Marketing and Collection in Forest Development Corporations: Selected Case Studies Social Welfare Responsibility of Forest Development Corporation and their Overall Performance Appraisal New Institutional Alternatives for Sustainable Management of Nontimber Forest Products Conclusions and Policy Guidelines