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The ground-based measurement techniques such as all sky imager (ASI), scanning photometer, RADAR and ionosonde are mostly used to study the dynamics of these irregularities. In equatorial-low latitude F-region, the electron density is depletes or enhance with respect to the background density due to vertical dynamics of F region. This is a key factor for generation of ionospheric irregularities. The size of these domains of irregularities ranges from a few hundred of kilometers in the east-west direction [4, 5] and a thousands of kilometers in north-south direction aligned with magnetic field lines (e.g., [6]). Basically, they occurred in the low latitude F region over an altitude 250–350 km, such irregularities have observed as dark and bright patches in the nightglow images of OI 630.0 nm emission. The dark patches are also called as equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) (e.g., [7, 8]) and bright patches are called as plasma blobs (e.g., [9, 10]).
Few investigators have been reported the nocturnal variations in occurrence (e.g., [7, 11, 12]) and zonal drift velocity (e.g., [8, 13]) of EPBs using OI 630.0 nm images. Many researchers have addressed generation mechanism of EPBs using different techniques (e.g., [14, 15, 16]). According to them, the EPBs are generated in the bottom side of F-region (e.g., [9, 17]) at the equator, mainly by the nonlinear evolution of the generalized Rayleigh-Taylor (GRT) instability [18] and E × B drift [14]. After sunset, the rapid uplifting of F-region is one of the key factors in generating of EPBs [19, 20].
The first time observation of plasma blobs has made with images of OI 630.0 nm, which were taken by the ground-based ASI from Cachoeira Paulista [21]. Using the similar data from the Boston University, Arecibo, Krall et al. [22] have also reported the observations of plasma blobs. The general characteristics of plasma blobs have been studied by using measurements of total electron content (TEC) [23].
Nade et al. [10], suggested that the plasma blobs occurred with EPBs and the variations in apex height may responsible for occurrence of the plasma blobs over low latitude region. However, the generation mechanism of EPBs and plasma blobs is not yet clearly understood [24] and it is most challenging issue to study the dynamics of the low latitude F region. In addition, several questions were raised by Kil et al. [25] on the EPB-blob connection. They reported that the creation of plasma blobs is not depending on EPBs and they also mentioned that the occurrence rate of EPBs varies with solar activity while blobs occurred frequently with solar activity. Based on these results they raised the question, why the occurrence of plasma blobs shows opposite nature with solar activity? These questions are creating inspiration to do more research in the same area.
Based on numerous ground-based and in-situ studies, it is widely accepted that the nightglow OI 630.0 nm emissions are generated at low latitude F-region heights (250–300 km). The nightglow emission in F-region at (1D) 630.0 nm is governed by dissociative recombination between ions and electrons [26, 27]. The nightglow OI 630.0 nm images are used to study the characteristics of EPBs. Otsuka et al. [28] suggested that the ASI is an important aide towards improving the understanding of the coupling between ionosphere and thermosphere using images of nightglow OI 630.0 nm emission and OH emission. Because OH emissions are generating at around 100 km (ionosphere) while OI 630.0 nm emissions are generating at around 250 km (thermosphere).
Few methods are available in literature to analyze the all sky image data [29, 30]. Kubota et al. [31] has introduced a new method to convert the pixel images of the ASI into actual geographic coordinates for 250 km altitude, the airglow emission layer. Then to retrieve information from image data, the pixel value of images converted into corresponding latitude-longitude values by Narayanan et al. [32]. Recently, by the combination of both methods, Sharma et al. [33] has introduced the “average method” to process and analyze the image data.
Figure 1 illustrates processed images of OI 630.0 nm, which are taken on 17-18 January, 2012, showing the time evolution and structure of the EPBs and plasma blobs. In Figure 1, yellow and white arrows are showing signature of EPB and plasma blobs respectively in the OI 630.0 nm images.
Sequences of images of OI 630.0 nm obtained on 17-18 January, 2012 in IST at Kolhapur. Yellow and white arrows are showing dark and bright (EPB and plasma blob) respective structures in images.
To retrieve the pixel intensity from images of nightglow OI 630.0 nm Taori et al. [34] has introduced “the image crop method.” In this method, we have selected only a square bin of 5 × 5 pixel at the center of the image corresponding to a rectangular field of view having ~1° along the zenith. The average intensity of this square bin is considered as intensity of OI 630.0 nm emission to study the nocturnal variation in intensity. Thus, we got the intensity data of OI 630.0 nm emission for each individual image with respect to time.
Up to 11 GPS satellites are in view and provide outputs in 22 receiver channels [35]. The ionosphere has an effect on the signal of GPS satellite. TEC is measured along the path from the GPS satellite to a receiver. The TEC is defined by the integral of electron density in TEC unit (TECU), where
A dual frequency (L1 = 1575.42 MHz and L2 = 1227.60 MHz) GPS receiver (LEICA GRX1200GGPRO GNSS) is operating at Hyderabad (17.37°N, 78.48°E) [3]. It is a unique station to study the ionospheric irregularities because it is located at the northern crest of the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA). A dual-frequency GPS receiver can measure the difference in ionospheric delays between the L1 and L2 of the GPS frequencies, which are generally assumed to travel along the same path through the ionosphere. Thus, the group delay can be obtained as
Here,
where
The signal from different GPS satellites, at random elevation angles, recorded as a TEC measurements. These different satellites are identified by a pseudo-random number (PRN). The portions of the ionosphere cross by GPS signal depend on the elevation angle of GPS satellite. Therefore, in the present work the TEC data of only those GPS satellites, having elevation angles above 30° to avoid the multipath effect of signals, are considered. The maximum elevation angle over Hyderabad station is 60°. The STEC is measured at every 30 s by the GPS receiver.
The study of the spatial and temporal progress of EPBs formed in the ionosphere has been carried out using two different techniques radio waves as well as optical imaging over the globe. The optical imaging techniques have a limited coverage area, but have high resolution, while the radio wave techniques have a wide coverage area but can have low resolution for the ionospheric studies. The all sky imager is widely used instrument for the optical imaging of plasma bubble while GPS receivers used to study the ionospheric irregularities using radio waves. The Figure 2 illustrates the occurrence of EPBs as D1 and D2 in the TEC measurements. The nocturnal variation in TEC with respect to local time (Indian Standard Time) observed on April 1, 2011 and April 2, 2011. The EPBs in TEC is indicated by D1 and D2. The occurrence period of EPBs is indicated by rectangular in the Figure 2.
The nocturnal variation in TEC with respect to local time (Indian Standard Time) observed on 01-02 April 2011. The EPBs in TEC is indicated by
Nishioka et al. [38] did a comprehensive study of the occurrence of plasma bubbles using ground-based GPS receiver from dip equator stations. They have considered Data from 2000 to 2006 from a network of 23 GPS receivers such as network of International GNSS Service (IGS), a GPS network by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), and Scripps Orbit Permanent Array Center (SOPAC), etc. They found a different characteristic rate of EPB occurrence in different regions also the dependency of the occurrence on the solar activity was different among the regions. They concluded that the sunset time lag effect plays an important role for the monthly variation and two asymmetries which could not be explained with the sunset time lag scenario (1) asymmetry between two solstices and (2) asymmetry between two equinoxes. They also found that the plasma bubble occurrence was high and constant for a stations having height on the dip equator (HODE) was <700 km and it is began to decrease for stations having HODE was higher than 700 km and was almost zero for the stations having HODE higher than 900 km.. They defined HODE as shown in figure as an altitude of the geomagnetic field line on the magnetic dip equator which passes 400 km altitude above a site of GPS receiver.
Haase et al. [39] have studied the Propagation of plasma bubbles over Brazil from GPS and airglow data. They have mapped the airglow data to the GPS line-of-sight geometry for the direct comparison and revealing of resolvable westward tilt of the plasma depletion that may be due to vertical shear. They found the direct correspondence between integrated electron content (IEC) depletions and characteristics of depletions seen in horizontal airglow images, with very consistent observations of scale, amplitude, drift velocity and timing.
The EPB is monitored by using data provided by ground-based GNSS receiver Network over the South American continent by Takahashi et al. [40]. They have mapped the total electron content which could cover almost all of the continent within 4000 km distance in longitude and latitude. The TEC variability is monitored continuously with a time resolution of 10 min. The bubble structures are compared with simultaneous observations of OI630 nm all-sky image at Cachoeira Paulista (22.7°S, 45.0°W) and Cariri (7.4°S, 36.5°W). The formation and development of the bubble and eastward drifting features were successfully monitored and analyzed in this study. They found that the plasma bubbles observed during the December solstice has a periodic spacing, which is a periodic seeding mechanism of the bubbles.
The occurrence and characteristics of EPBs have been analyzed using the TEC data from GPS receivers over Hong Kong during 2001–2012 by Kumar et al. [41]. They found that the maximum occurrences of EPBs during the equinoctial months while minimum during the December solstice throughout 2001–2012. They also used the TEC data from different GNSS receivers over the Hong Kong. They concluded that the asymmetry in the EPB occurrences could be caused by the suppression of the growth rate of the instability by inter hemispheric neutral winds, which is known to be a primary cause for triggering EPB or ESF. The influence of solar and magnetic cycle is also studied.
Magdaleno et al. [42] studied the Climatology characterization of EPB using GPS data for the period 1998–2008. They have considered the slant total electron content (sTEC) derived from global positioning system (GPS) data from 67 International GNSS Service (IGS) stations distributed worldwide around the geomagnetic equator and the region of the ionospheric equatorial anomaly (IEA). The Ionospheric Bubble Seeker method is used to detect and distinguishes TEC depletions associated with EPBs. They found the largest occurrence rate of EPBs over the South America-Africa region and shown that the occurrence rate goes on decreasing as we go from the magnetic equator to higher latitudes.
First time study of the occurrence frequency of EPB over West Africa is done by Okoh et al. [42] using an ASI and GNSS Receivers from June 9, 2015 to January 31, 2017. This ASI is installed at Abuja (Geographic: 8.99°N, 7.38°E; Geomagnetic: 1.60°S) which covers almost the entire airspace of Nigeria. They found most occurrences of EPB during equinoxes and least occurrences during solstices also the occurrence rate of EPBs were highest around local midnight and lower for hours farther away. They also observed that the on/off status of EPB in airglow and GNSS observations are in 70% agreement.
Kumar [43] has studied the morphology of the EPB with respect of the solar activity over the Indian region from 2007 to 2012. The sTEC data are also considered from ground-based GPS receiver at Hyderabad (17.41° N, 78.55° E, Mag Lat 08.81° N) and two receivers at Bangalore (13.02°/13.03° N, 77.57°/77.51° E, Mag. Lat. 04.53°/04.55° N) in Indian region. He also observes that the occurrence of EPB is maximum in equinoctial months. He concluded that the equinox maximum in EPB occurrences for high solar activity years may be caused by the vertical F-layer drift due to pre-reversal electric field (PRE). This is expected to be maximum when daynight terminator aligns with the magnetic meridian, i.e., during the equinox months, whereas maximum occurrences during the solstice months of solar minimum could be caused by the seed perturbation in plasma density induced by gravity waves from tropospheric origins. The seasonal dependence of the EPBs occurrence is also studied.
Recently, Takahashi et al. [44] in detail studied the Occurrences of EPB (EPBs) and medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs). They have used the GPS satellite data-based total electron content mapping, ionograms, and 630 nm all-sky airglow images observed over the South American continent during the period of 2014–2015. They observed a close relationship between the inter-bubble distance and the horizontal wavelength of the MSTIDs. They concluded that the MSTIDs are followed by EPBs primarily in the afternoon to the evening period due to the strong tropospheric convective activities (cold fronts and/or intertropical convergence zones) and the MSTIDs could be one of the seeding sources of EPBs.
Barros et al. [45] used ground-based network of GNSS receivers used to monitor EPB (EPBs) by mapping the total electron content (TEC map). They considered TEC data from GNSS receivers over South America for the period between November 2012 and January 2016. They found the latitudinal gradient varying from 123 ms−1 at the Equator to 65 ms−1 for 35° S latitude in the zonal drift velocities of the EPBs. They concluded that the latitudinal gradient in the inter-bubble distances seems to be related to the difference in the zonal drift velocity of the EPB from the Equator to middle latitudes and to the difference in the westward movement of the terminator.
Over the Thailand region, the statistical analysis of the separation distance between EPB is carried by Bumrungkit et al. [46]. The separation distance between EPBs is calculated using the Haversine formula technique in which the dual frequency GPS signal used. Their results show that the separation distances between EPBs on disturbed days in 2015 are in the range of 100–1200 km.
The effects of the R-T instability and EPB on the GPS signal are also studied by Panda et al. [47]. They have considered various instances of ionospheric disturbances triggered by natural processes such as earthquakes and volcanic eruption in the recent decade to investigate the spatiotemporal and seasonal effects of ionospheric irregularities on the GNSS signals. They found that the co-seismic ionospheric disturbances are difficult to study at the equatorial region due to mask of the EPBs but over the high latitude region these co-seismic ionospheric anomaly van be studied.
The effects of plasma bubbles on the GPS signal path and the positioning issue is studied by Moraes et al. [48]. The analysis focused on data from November 15, 2014 to November 30, 2014 and from February 4, 2015 to February 18, 2015, at São José DOS Campos, Brazil. They found that passing through the EPB, the radio signal may take a longer propagation path and have more losses of signal lock. The positioning errors may result in these cases.
Rajesh et al. [49] demonstrate that the EPBs appear to extend toward equator or pole as a result of the descending F layer and the recombination between free electrons of F layer and ions of the E layer at different latitudes. The apparent extension would vary from night to night depending on the post sunset vertical velocity of the F layer. Over equatorial region background electron density may be playing a vital role in providing the equinoctial asymmetry in the occurrence of ESF irregularities [16].
The effect of equatorial height variation of F region on ionospheric irregularities in the low latitude F region is also an important aspect. The apex height is also contributing in the occurrence of EPBs. Haaser et al. [50] suggested that EPBs occurred near the geomagnetic dip equator (<20° dip), typically within the nighttime ionospheric anomaly, while plasma blobs occurred mainly away from the geomagnetic dip equator, outside the anomaly regions (>15° dip). Yokoyama et al. [51] reported that the zonal structure of the plasma blobs in the northern hemisphere corresponded to that of the topside EPB in the southern hemisphere on a common magnetic flux tube, although the plasma blobs and the EPBs are separated by more than 20° in latitude.
Based on satellite data, Le et al. [52] reported that the localized eastward polarized electric field plays an important role in the creation of EPBs and plasma blobs. The strength of localized eastward polarized electric field is may depend on the virtual height of the F region at dip equator. They are directly proportional to each other. The fluctuations in the virtual height of the equatorial F region creates oscillations of F region in wave nature along the latitudes which is started from the magnetic equator to low latitude (±20°) crest of a wave. The background plasma density and fluctuations in plasma density are important factors for characterizing plasma blobs [53].
The eastward polarized electric field helps to combine flowing plasma with the background plasma over low latitude. Due to this combination, EPBs are generated over low latitude regions. According to literature serve, it is clear that ionospheric irregularities like EPBs or plasma blobs are not observed regularly. This may happen because of low combination or no combination of the plasma. Thus, this combination depends on the strength of eastward polarized electric field. If the strength of eastward polarized electric field is very low, then combinations will not possible while, for its particular value, low energy regions created which are captured in optical data as dark regions. These dark regions are also called as EPBs. If the strength of eastward polarized electric field is very high then, the rate of recombination will increase and high energy regions may create over low latitude regions. These high energy regions cause the enhancement in intensity of OI 630.0 nm emission, called as plasma blobs. The strength of eastward polarized electric field is also depends on the virtual height of F region at dip equator. Our results and analysis gives strong support for this statement. Herein, one more thing is that the flowing of plasma is in wavy nature, travel from the dip equator to low latitude. This nature of the flowing of plasma also makes an effect on the combination or recombination of plasma over low latitude regions. Thus to explain this nonlinear problem we need of more theoretical models.
Understanding of fundamental of EPBs, generation magnesium is very important for better communication and navigation system. Thus, we need more observations to study such phenomenon. In this chapter we have summarized the recent review on observation of EPBs using GPS and ASI.
The authors, DPN and SSP are highly indebted to Department of Science and Technology, Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB), Government of India, for providing full financial assistance to carry out the present work under the major research project (File No. EEQ/2016/000275).
Forest living communities (FLCs) essentially depend on forests for meeting their basic needs of food, cloth, shelter and other essentials. FLCs get direct income through Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) harvest and trade sale. Commonly the FLCs sell their NWFPs harvest without value addition, which results in less income, if FLCs make value addition to the harvested NWFPs their income can be increased by 400%. To undertake NWFPs value addition the FLCs require microfinance assistance and eco-friendly technologies. If they are provided with microfinance to meet their basic needs and procuring eco-friendly technologies, the FLCs can undertake NWFPs value addition for increasing their income level. Therefore the main purpose of this study is appreciates prevalent microfinance practices, NWFPS value additions and EFTs that are available to the FLCs to enhance their income level and reduce drudgery of FLCs that gradually lead to arrest environmental degradation [1, 2, 3] and up keep of natural resources.
In India major sources of microfinance are (a) organized sector (banks, government agencies [4] etc.) and (b) un-organized sector (money lender, traders relatives, friends etc.) The former is regulated by government bodies like Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banking regulation act etc., and the later has no formal regulatory bodies. Microfinance falls under the primary sector and they are supposed to meet specific pre-decided targets.
In this SHGs are formed by group members themselves, after surviving for six months the SHG can link itself with a bank close to the group members and deposit their entire saved amount into the bank account. The bank sanctions credit/loan to the SHG four times to the groups saved and deposited amount e.g. the SHG saved INR 1000 and deposited into bank savings account, the bank sanctions an amount INR 4000 as credit, thus total amount INR 5000 is available to the SHG for onward lending to the group members.
The second groups are formed by NGOs (in most of the cases) or by government agencies. The groups are nurtured and trained by these agencies. Government or other community-based organizations to take the lead in forming the SHGs, and then provide savings and credit facilities by the banks. Even after the linkage with banks, these facilitating agencies continue interacting with the groups. Most linkage experiences begin with this model with Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) playing a major role. This model has also been popular and more acceptable to banks, as some of the difficult functions of social dynamics are externalized.
Due to various reasons, banks in some areas are not in a position to even finance SHGs promoted and nurtured by other agencies. In such cases, the NGOs promoted and nurtured the groups and also act as financial intermediaries. First, they promote the groups, nurture and train them and then approach banks for bulk loans for on-lending to the SHGs. The banks lend to these intermediaries for onward financing to the groups or their members.
Study area selection:
When the researcher undertook research study survey in the select geographical area, the investigator observed and noted the below outlined NWFPs value addition systems. These value addition systems can be categorized into two [5] different value additions system: i) Manual system, adding value to NWFPs conventionally by FLCs e.g. stitching leaf plates with bamboo nails and ii) technology supported system, doing value NWFPs with the help of EFTs e.g. stitching leaf plate with the help of sewing machine.
This part of the paper outlines microfinance requirements, sources and prevailing other microfinance practices and also FLCs livelihood sources and their augmentation.
As exhibited in Table 1 Mean household size in the selected forest range places is 4.4 (three to six members) which is in sync with emerging nucleus family system and it is partly to secure Government welfare scheme benefits including ration card, MGNREGA work card etc. To secure survival and daily needs of forest dwellers, they do various income generating activities such as NWFP harvest and trade, artisan labour, public project wages, and sundry other items As exhibited Table 1, the forest dwellers are taking up, non-destructive eco-friendly based techniques that facilitate NWFPs value additions, enhanced earnings and better quality of life. In the long run all these contributes for reducing poverty amongst forest dwellers and decreased environmental degradation and increased green forest cover.
Forest range & (Division) / District | Amount of financial resources required for household survival * | Household size (No. of persons) |
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Atmakuru (Atmakur) / Kurnool | 36500 | 4.33 |
Pembi (Nirmal) / Adilabad | 38600 | 4.54 |
Polavaram (Eluru) / West Godavari | 37500 | 4.25 |
Mean | 37533 | 4.37 |
Amount of money required for survival of the forest dwellers.
Threshold financial sources need to facilitate subsistence and other survival for forest dwellers in terms of money and money equivalents.
Sources: Estimated based on field survey 2014.
From above Table 2 this can be inferred that mean amount of money needed for forest dwellers in all places of the study for procuring food for all times a day meals and for other daily needs, shopping goods is INR 37533. Out of this INR 13665 is provided by agriculture and allied sources, next INR 8677 is materializing from trading of NWFPs. The remaining amount has been sourced from other activities as shown in the Table 2.
Name of the range and (division) / District | Income from NWFP | Income from agricultural sources (including subsistence) | Income from MGNREGA | Agriculture labour and other source | Total INR | ||||
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INR | % | INR | % | INR | % | INR | % | ||
Atmakuru (Atmakur) / Kurnool | 7154 | 19.6 | 13797 | 37.8 | 7811 | 21.4 | 7738 | 21.2 | 36500 |
Pembi (Nirmal) / Adilabad | 7801 | 19.7 | 13587 | 35.2 | 6832 | 17.7 | 10380 | 27.4 | 38600 |
Polavaram (Eluru) West Godavari | 7800 | 20.8 | 13612 | 36.3 | 8175 | 21.8 | 7913 | 21.1 | 37500 |
Mean | 7585 | 20.0 | 13665 | 36.4 | 7606 | 20.3 | 8677 | 23.6 | 37533 |
Different sources of survival to the forest dwellers.
Source: field survey 2014.
Table 3 exhibits access of microfinance to forest dwellers, it could be observed that Atmakur range, SHG is having access to 51% of microfinance requirements, next comes indigenous banker who extends financial assistance up to 25%,, remaining is purveyed other sources as shown in the Table 3. Similarly other ranges accessibility to various microfinance requirements are shown in the above Table 3.
Name of the range | Atmakuru (Atmakur) / Kurnool | Pembi (Nirmal) / Adilabad | Polavaram (Eluru) / West Godavari | |||||
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Source of Micro Credit | Score* | % of score | Score* | % of score | Score* | % of score | Score* | % |
Moneylender | 17 | 25.0 | 21 | 30.9 | 16 | 23.9 | 54 | 27.8 |
Banks/ Government | 06 | 9.0 | 08 | 10.3 | 07 | 10.4 | 12 | 6.2 |
SHG | 35 | 51.0 | 27 | 42.6 | 29 | 43.3 | 91 | 46.9 |
Relatives and friends/others | 10 | 15.0 | 12 | 16.2 | 15 | 22.4 | 37 | 19.1 |
Total | 68 | 100 | 68 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 194 | 100 |
Forest dweller access to microfinance in the researched places.
Source: field survey 2013–2014. Score*- Individual responses for a particular source for meeting microfinance requirement including multi responses.
As shown in the Table 4, it is observed that the primarily forest dwellers require for family members healthcare that has share of 26%, next is for food that has share of 21.8%, and remaining is for other activities as shown in the 4.
Name of the range | Atmakuru (Atmakur)Kurnool | Pembi (Nirmal) Adilabad | Polavaram (Eluru) / West Godavari | Mean value of study area | |||
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Purpose | Score | % of Score | Score | % of Score | Score | % of Score | |
Subsistence | 18 | 21.7 | 21 | 22.3 | 17 | 21.3 | 21.8 |
Health | 22 | 26.7 | 26 | 27.7 | 19 | 23.8 | 26.0 |
Education | 09 | 10.8 | 05 | 5.3 | 04 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
Pilgrim | 10 | 12.0 | 13 | 13.8 | 12 | 15.0 | 13.6 |
Marriage | 15 | 18.0 | 19 | 20.2 | 17 | 21.3 | 19.8 |
Others | 9 | 10.8 | 10 | 11.7 | 11 | 13.6 | 12.0 |
Forest dwellers microfinance required for various activities.
Source: field survey 2013–2014.
The investigator had group meetings with the forest dwellers and collected the views that revealed that the forest dwellers are yet to aware fully the benefits of NWFPs value addition, emerging innovative and eco-friendly technologies. Hence, the concerned Government and NGOs should be initiate necessary interventions to create awareness and facilitate NWFPs value additions and also provide market linkages to the value added NWFPs.
Figure 1 an integrated network that is envisaged and as shown in the Figure 1, all stakeholders should collaborate, cooperate and coordinate to achieve the integrated objective. Providing livelihoods to forest dwellers is a comprehensive issue and strong integration and involvement of all systems (lateral integration, forward/market linkages) and stakeholders including forest dwellers Public Policy makers, Government, NGOs/Civil societies. Enhancing livelihoods and ensuring welfare to the poor forest dwellers is a Global concern in general and India in particular. This is a challenge and to be addressed together, fastening all stakeholders’ involvement in the evolution and execution of the envisaged policy. As shown in Figure 1, integrated linkages to all these entities must be promoted as strategic measure to secure the intended goal of providing subsistence requirements. Eco-friendly NWFPs value additions [11] necessitates eco-friendly technologies which will rendered numerous benefits including reducing environmental degradation, deforestation yet, enhanced income to the forest dwellers. Technological and Scientific research institutions may shoulder the responsibility for promoting conventional [12] NWFPs value addition techniques.
Networking of NWFP processing, microfinance, EFT, logistics and infrastructure [
Average amount of money required for FLCs in the study area for procuring food items to 3 square meals a day and for other daily needs, cloths etc., is INR 37533. Out of this INR 13665 is provided by agriculture and allied activities, next INR 8677 is materializing from trading of NWFPs. The quantum of money that can be earned by way of trading NWFPs may be enhanced through appropriate value additions with the help of eco-friendly technologies, which will have multiple benefits including enhanced self-employment, raised income yet reducing environmental degradation and increased forest cover, better flora and fauna health.
It was observed about 47% of microfinance assistance is provided by Self-Help Groups, yet indigenous banker is providing about 28% of total requirements of the forest dwellers. It is deduced that self-help groups will act as purveyors of microfinance requirements of the forest dwellers.
It is observed that the primarily forest dwellers require for family members healthcare that has share of 26%, next is for food that has share of about 22%. Group meetings with the forest dwellers revealed that the forest dwellers are yet to aware fully the benefits of NWFPs value addition, emerging innovative and eco-friendly technologies. For example if AONLA
Dedicated linkages tagging all concern parties to be evolved to facilitate increased income level of forest dwellers. These integrated linkages with all concern entities must be promoted as strategic measure to secure the intended goal of providing subsistence requirements. Eco-friendly NWFPs value additions necessitates eco-friendly technologies which will rendered numerous benefits including reducing environmental degradation, deforestation yet, enhanced income to the forest dwellers. Technological and Scientific research institutions may shoulder the responsibility for promoting conventional NWFPs value addition techniques.
Effective development plans to facilitate increased earnings and better quality life to the forest dwellers must incorporate measures for better threshold logistics which can link forest dwellers value added NWFPs reach the distant market to get remunerative earnings. Yet there should provision for microfinance that encourages the forest dwellers to become micro-entrepreneurs. Involvement of voluntary organization to support NWFPs value addition, imparting training, and helping forest dwellers to market their value added NWFPs.
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