In India, rice is the most important and extensively grown food crop, occupying 44.14 million hectares of land in 2013-14, 44.11 million hectares in 2014-15 and 43.39 million hectares in 2015-16 with a production of 106.65 million tonnes, 105.48 million tonnes and 104.32 million tonnes respectively. Among many varieties of rice grown worldwide and in India, Basmati...

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) refer to a wide array of economic or subsistence materials that come from forests, excluding timber. These are also termed as non-wood, minor and secondary forest products (FAO, 1992). Present study “Prospects of Non- Timber Forest Products for Sustainable Livelihood in Jammu Region” was conducted in Jammu region. The forest area ...