High prices boost forest produce trade, says Chhattisgarh minister

Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Mohammed Akbar attributes the achievement to the government's decision to pay the best price for the yield

The Chhattisgarh government’s decision to increase prices of minor forest produce has helped the state to be among the top-rankers in procurement, a state minister has claimed. 

According to Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Mohammed Akbar, the state —with about 44 per cent of its geographical area covered by forest cover — is the only state in the country where 52 types of minor forest produce are purchased at a support price. He attributes the achievement to the government’s decision to pay the best price for the yield.

“In the past three years, Chhattisgarh procured 74 per cent of the country’s minor forest produce,”