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- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs announced that 23 additional Minor Forest Produce of Minimum Support Price has been included.
- The Indian Forest Act, 1927 defines forest produce.
- However, the MFP got its definition only in 2007.
- It was done by enacting the Forest Rights Act or Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
- MFP is defined as all non-timber forest produce of plant origin.
- MFP includes bamboo, brushwood, stumps, canes, Tusser, cocoon, honey, waxes, Lac, tendu/kendu leaves, medicinal plants and herbs, roots, tuber.
- Thus, the definition of “minor forest produce” includes bamboo and cane.
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