Description

This book contains investigation aimed at to examine the growth rates and instability of different forest products along with income and employment, price spread, effect of socio economic characteristics and constraints faced by collectors and marketing agent. The secondary data on quantity and value of different wood and non-wood products from the year 1996-97 to 2017-18 were compiled from published sources while primary data on socio-economic, income and employment and marketing aspects were collected through interview schedule with a sample of 60 forest dwellers and 20 market intermediaries purposely selected from Dangs range of the Gujarat forest for the year 2019-20 and analyzed by using exponential function, Cuddy Della Vale indices, regression and Garret ranking technique.