Research Article | Published: 01 September 2010

Value addition for future prospects of small scale enterprise development and nutritional value of some lesser-known wild edibles of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand

S. S. Jagwan, N. Singh, K. A. Zargar and Akanksha Sharma

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 17 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 295-304 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-8470SF | Cite this article

Abstract

The present study highlights some important lesser known wild edibles which have been traditionally used by indigenous people of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand but they have been neglected by research institutions, policy planners and food and medicine processing industries.

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Jagwan, S.S., Singh, N., Zargar, K.A. and Sharma, A., 2010. Value addition for future prospects of small scale enterprise development and nutritional value of some lesser-known wild edibles of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 17(3), pp.295-304. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-8470SF

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