Consequat. Velit ips.Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture and Allied Sectors

ILRT conducts value chain situation analysis in agri-value chains, horticulture, floriculture and agri allied activites. Under agriculture value chain studies of food grains, cash crops and oil seeds is undertaken. This may include paddy, wheat, maize (food grains); sugarcane, coffee, tea, rubber, cotton, jute, tobacco, vanilla (cash crops); groundnut, soybean, rapeseed, mustard (oilseeds). Value chain studies under horticulture may include fruit crops or vegetable crops. The subsectors could include orange, mango, grape, banana, guava, pineapple, cashew and mushrooms (fruit crops); potato, onion, peas, cauliflower, tomato, brinjal, okra, cabbage (vegetable crops). Floriculture based value chain studies could include that of Rose, Lotus, Jasmine, Hibiscus, Pansy, Tuberose, Glads, Anthurium, Carnations, Marigold. Agri-allied value chain studies could be of diary, goatery, sheep rearing, piggery, duckery. A situation assessment is undertaken at pre-production, production and post-production stages. Recommendations are provided for strengthening of subsectors. Scope for strengthening value chain linkages, capacity building areas, market are explored.

Non Timber Forest  Products (NTFPs) based Livelihood Promotion

It is estimated that 275 million rural poor in India are dependent on NTFP in India. India produces a variety of NTFPs such as sal seed, harra, gums of kullu, tamarind, chironjee, guthli, lac and mahua seed. ILRT undertakes studies on NTFPs across the country. Similar studies have been undertaken in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand etc. The studies do provide action plan and recommendations for strengthening NTFP based value chains.