Non-Timber Forest Products are one of the most important forest resources which play significant role in the economy of tribal communities depending on forests. This paper delineates the NTFP species at a tribal village in Eastern Ghats of North Coastal Andhra Padesh and illustrates how NTFPs enable the development of tribal economy and preserve forest ecology through Joint Forest Management programme.
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 1998
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