With around half of its land area still forested, Meghalaya - one of the eight states of Northeastern India - has high potential for the development of forest-based enterprises. There are, however, various constraints to the development of forest-based enterprises as demonstrated by the noticeable underdevelopment of industries in the state and the dearth of information regarding the status of existing forest-based industries - an important element to guiding targeted interventions. This policy brief presents an overview of existing forest-based enterprises in Meghalaya, focussing on some of the most important forest products and identifying key areas and pathways to developing forest-based enterprises that would generate income and employment for the poor.
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Publication year
2008
Authors
Albano, A.; Tiwari, B.K.; Lynser, T.; Kumar, C.
Language
English
Keywords
forest management, forest products, poverty
Geographic
India
