Ethnobotanical study of non-timber forest products in livelihood of tribal community of ayodha hill, purulia
International Journal of Development Research
Ethnobotanical study of non-timber forest products in livelihood of tribal community of ayodha hill, purulia
Received 26th December, 2016; Received in revised form 04th January, 2017; Accepted 21st February, 2017; Published online 31st March, 2017
Copyright©2017, Sambhu Bhusan Sao. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Forest is considered as a storehouse of immense valuable materials and services. Non-Timber Forest products (NTFPs) have an important role in the household economy of forest fringe dwellers living in the dry deciduous forests in Ayodha Hill of Purulia district, West Bengal. In this ethnobotanical study tribal people from different villages are asked for the NTFPs in regular basis for their livelihood. A precise account of habits, ethanic names and use of NTFPs has been prepared which may reflects the impact of non-timber forest products on the livelihood of the tribal because the conservation of forest and forest based culture coupled with the Scientific harvesting and sustainable use of NTFPs can create an attractive opportunity for resource to poor forest dependent villages.
