Timber Trade and Market in Gujarat under Agro/Farm Forestry

Natural forests cannot fulfil the timber product demand, which is increasing due to various reasons like population increase, increase in demand for domestic use etc. For that, people have to depend upon forests imported of wood and wood from non-forest area. Earlier in Kheda and Anand districts, provide an outstanding example for the use of Timber in agro forestry for commercial purpose.  However, major concern is lack of reliable, adequate scientific data to answer many of the crucial questions being asked about agro forestry. Owing to these pitfalls, an attempt has been made in the current study to explore the practices adopted by the local farmers to undertake cultivation practices and logistic systems involved in the timber trading in the informal market and identify the process of supply that leads to profitability to local farmers and in providing the data bank.  The policy makers and programme managers will be benefited from the suggestion made from this study and will be able to replicate the same evaluation in other similar district of Gujarat of varying timber-trading practice for making a reliable Timber Information system in future and in understanding timber contribution in the state economic growth. Circulation: Restricted for more details drharshitsinha@consultant.com