Importance of Minor Forest Produces In Tribal Development

Real India lives in rural area therefore Mahatma Gandhi said to focus on rural economy. In 2024, 63.4% of population is residing in rural India. All these rural people are directly dependent on Agriculture, forest, and natural resources. According to the India state of forest report2019 about 300 million tribal and local people depends on minor forest produces (MFPs), forest and related activities for their employment, livelihood and subsistence. More than half of this population is tribal. This paper has details of Minor Forest Produces, importance of MFPs in livelihood of Tribal’s. Also, this paper focuses on increasing MFPs production, activities important for making it market friendly. Proper management of MFPs. Government initiatives to minimize risk factors like market factors, climatic factors, loss of MFP producers, Minimum Support Price (MSP) for MFP.Also MFPs role in tribal development and livelihood. Some solutions to avoid vulnerability of minor forest produces & tribal to climate change issues.