How Indian communities earn a living from more than forest timber

Mongabay
Oct 15, 2026, 12:31 pm58 ptsTrending
Every 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 flower from Madhuca longifolia), gethi kanda (or air potato, Dioscorea bulbifera) and tendu leaves from the…

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