Mongabay on Mythryl: “Erratic rainfall is disrupting the gatherers who rely on India’s…”

Erratic rainfall is disrupting the gatherers who rely on India’s non-timber forest products. While women perform most of the labor, market imbalances persist. A new e-commerce initiative aims to cut out middlemen and connect forest communities directly with buyers. Fellow Stephin Thomas reports.

mongabay.ccHow Indian communities earn a living from more than forest timberEvery year between February and May, when mahua flowers begin to fall, Mamta Tigga collects them. Mamta comes from a village in Gumla in the Indian state of Jharkhand and has been collecting mahua (a…

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