– Wood products
– Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFDC) trades timber in round and sawn forms from several depots
– Round timbers are sold monthly through general auction
– Sandalwood trees are found in southern Indian forests like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
– The plywood industry in Kuikeda near Saintala of Bolangir district, Odisha, started in 1983
– Commercial production of plywood began in 1986-87 and ceased in 1992-93
– Non-wood forest product
– Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) refer to all biological materials other than timber
– Kendu leaves are the third largest produced in Orissa
– Bamboo collection and marketing are regulated by the Government through OFDC or RMP
– Sal seed is a nationalized product since 1973, predominantly available in Orissa
– OFDC is involved in the collection, processing, and trading of honey from natural forests
– Minerals
– Biodiesel is a clean-burning alternative fuel produced from renewable resources
– Biodiesel can be blended with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend
– OFDC Ltd. raised cashew plantations over a significant area in Bhubaneswar and Berhampur Division
– OFDC has a rubber plantation and processing unit in Baripada and Bhubaneswar zone since 2003
– OFDC manufactures and markets high-quality pickles and squash free from preservatives
– Timber
– Forest produce is legally defined under section 2(4) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927
– Categories of forest produce include timber, charcoal, wood-oil, resin, bark, lac, wild animals, and more
– Timber is traded in different dimensions by OFDC
– Sandalwood trees are found in southern Indian forests such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka
– The plywood industry in Kuikeda near Saintala of Bolangir district, Odisha, started in 1983
– Non-wood forest product
– NTFPs refer to all biological materials other than timber extracted for human and animal use
– Orissa is the third largest producer of Kendu leaf in India
– Bamboo collection and marketing are regulated by the Government through OFDC or RMP
– Sal seed is a nationalized product predominantly available in Orissa
– OFDC is involved in the collection, processing, and trading of honey from natural forests
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Forest produce is defined under section 2(4) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Its legal definition includes timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, catechu, wood-oil, resin, natural varnish, bark, lac, myrobalans, mahua flowers (whether found inside or brought from a forest or not), trees and leaves, flowers and fruit, plants (including grass, creepers, reeds and moss), wild animals, skins, tusks, horns, bones, cocoons, silk, honey, wax, other parts or produce of animals, and also includes peat, surface soil, rocks and minerals etc. when found inside or brought from a forest, among other things.
Forest produce can be divided into several categories. From the point of view of usage, forest produce can be categorized into three types: Timber, Non Timber and Minor Minerals. Non-timber forest products [NTFPs] are known also as minor forest produce (MFP) or non-wood forest produce (NWFP). The NTFP can be further categorized into medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP), oil seeds, fiber and floss, resins, edible plants, bamboo, reeds and grasses.