Abstract

The present study is an attempt to study the trend of procurement of NTFPs in Kalahandi district of Odisha. The study is exclusively based on secondary data collected from various published sources such as journals and articles and unpublished source such as Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation (TDCC), Bhubaneswar. The data has been used for the periods of eight years (2005-06 to 2012-13) and simple statistical techniques have been applied in order to draw the inference of the study. From the analysis, the study found that the trend of procurement of NTFPs is not impressive in Kalahandi district of Odisha as they have a constant trend of fluctuation during different periods. The present study is limited to procurement of major NTFPs found in the district during the given period of times. However, it can be extended to other districts of the state. Moreover, the future study can be carried out by linking NTFPs with their marketing or capturing other products as available in a region.

Keywords: NTFPs, Procurement Agencies, Kalahandi, Odisha