Gums & Resin Workshop, 2005

Collection of Gums and resins is common in different parts of India. This is done mostly for commercial trade, India being the third largest exporter of gums and resins in the world. Some of the methods adopted for extraction are not sustainable, causing significant damage to the tree. Besides, there is little information about quality parameters, markets and trade and harvesting methods. With the aim of bringing together a diverse range of people working with gums and resins to share information, 2 workshops were organized in different parts of the country to cover varying eco zones. The meetings were organized through the members of the Non Timber Forest Produce – Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP).

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