Clash over ‘Green Gold’: Chhattisgarh tribals to file FIR against forest official over tendu leaf collection
The official had seized tendu leaves collected by tribals which they wanted to sell on their own instead of to the government
Tendu finds no takers; no contractor turns up for auction in Maharashtra
It seems contractors are waiting until mid-April, when leaves plucking will start and collectors will be forced to sell leaves at throwaway prices
Disagreement between Odisha Kendu pluckers union and forest activists
Kendu pluckers union is batting for state collection of Kendu while the activists oppose it
Maharashtra forest department backtracks on forest fire guidelines
To relax rules to lure tendu contractors
COVID-19: Odisha allows collection of non-timber forest produce
Experts had been demanding NTFPs’ exemption from the lockdown as they are a vital part of India’s tribal economy
100 gram sabhas in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to assert rights on bamboo, kendu
In Odisha, both these commodities are nationalised, thereby curtailing the rights of the people on them
Tribals, forest department at loggerheads over tendu leaves
Current tendu leaf collection wages seven times less than state minimum wage
Row in Madhya Pradesh
Forest fires singe Nagzira sanctuary
Tendu leaf contractors are prime suspects
COVID-19: Maharashtra exempts non-timber forest produce from lockdown
Income from collecting tendu leaves keeps small farmers in Maharashtra from depending on loans
Why has tendu leaf revenue not reached forest dwellers even after 50 years?
Tendu leaves, primarily used to wrap beedis, provide the largest seasonal income and employment to 7.5 million forest-dwelling people in 12 states
Orissa kendu leaf workers end strike
COVID-19 lockdown deals blow to Rajasthan’s tendu leaf economy
Demand for tendu patta has been declining over the years, mainly due to decreasing consumption of bidis
Impending displacement for Orissa villagers
The Orissa government has finally begun disbursing compensation to likely oustees in the lower Suktel dam project. Nineteen families of Magurbeda …
In the tax bracket again
The Orissa government has slapped a forest development tax on three minor forest produce items -- tendu leaf, timber and bamboo. Seen as a …
India simply does not acknowledge forest drought
Severe dry spells in Indian forests have hit the livelihood of more than 100 million people
COVID-19: Kendu leaf procurement hits roadblock in Odisha
State forest officials deter Kalahandi district’s village to procure kendu leaves through gram sabha
Maharashtra forest department bans collection of tendu leaves from areas prone to forest fires
Tendu contractors and gram panchayats to be responsible for prevention and extinguishing of fires
High-risk trade
MFP is a renewable, reliable source of income, but faces many threats
Odisha tribals to sell kendu leaves and exercise their forest rights
The state’s forest department has not allowed sale of the leaves to anyone other than the goverment
Price tag for tendu, bamboo
Government struggles to calculate cost of forest produce
Six villages in Odisha can now sell tendu leaves
These villages were earlier denied their right to sell this minor forest produce to any other buyer apart from the state's forest department
Madhya Pradesh forest department violates FRA, seizes tendu leaves from tribals
The leaves were reportedly confiscated as the women were selling them to buyers other than the forest department
‘State has tendu trade right’
Expert panel report denies forest dwellers this lucrative right
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