MSP for Minor Forest Produce Extended
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has added nine minor forest produce (MFP) items to its minimum support price (MSP) for MFP scheme.
Key Info
- Aim: The aim is to enable the tribals dependent on the forest to get a fair price for their produce.
- The Nine New Items Are: Bakul (dried bark), Kutaj (dried bark), Noni/Aal (dried fiuits), Sonapatha/Syonak pods, Chanothi seeds, Kalihari (dried tubers), Makoi (dried fiuits), Apang plant and Sugandhrnantri roots/tubers.
- Total Number of MFPs: The ministry added these items, thereby taking the total number of MFPs covered under the list to 49.
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