Forests for Socio-economic and Rural Development in IndiaM.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd., 1996 - 222 pages Forests and Forestry has the potential of playing a major role in socioeconomic and rural development in India. This book examines this role in various perspectives. It deals with forests, forestry and people; poverty alleviation; forest policies; forestry in five year plans; socioeconomic and rural development; forest products; food, fodder and fuel from forests; forest-based industries; social and community forestry; tribal welfare, development and administration; economics of forest land use and labour in forestry. |
Contents
Poverty Alleviation | 23 |
Role of Forest Policies | 39 |
Forestry in Five Year Plans | 49 |
Socioeconomic and Rural Development | 72 |
Forest Products | 81 |
Food from Forests | 119 |
Fodder from Forests | 129 |
Fuel from Forests | 141 |
ForestBased Industries | 153 |
Social and Community Forestry | 163 |
Tribal Welfare Development | 183 |
Economic of Forest Land | 209 |
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Common terms and phrases
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