Palmyra Palm (Borassus flabellifer L., Arecaceae) as a Valuable Resource for Livelihood Security in Odisha, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Taranisen Panda ◽  
Nirlipta Mishra ◽  
Bikram Kumar Pradhan ◽  
Shaik Rahimuddin ◽  
Raj Ballav Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Utilization Pattern ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Livelihood Security ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Indigenous Wisdom

Abstract The present study (April 2015 to March 2018) is carried out to document and enlist the indigenous utilization pattern of Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) in coastal districts of Odisha, India. The purpose of the research is to explore multipurpose use of Palmyra palm with the aim to suggest for proper marketing of the products which provides livelihood support to the rural people of Odisha. Exploratory assessment is made through field survey, literature consultations and key informant interviews. Various plant parts such as root, stem, leaves, inflorescence, seed, and fruit are used for various purposes including food, beverage, fiber, medicinal, and timber. This plant has been instrumental for indigenous people in providing a substantial livelihood through their own indigenous wisdom from collection to the processing of products. Certain measures for its better utility are suggested.

scholarly journals A field survey on abundance of biofuel plant species in Alur Taluk of Hassan District, Karnataka, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
A.C. Girish ◽  
S.C. Rangnath ◽  
Balakrishna Gowda
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Oil Extraction ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Neem Oil ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Seed Collection ◽  
Oil Cakes ◽  
Simarouba Glauca

There are more than 150 species of plants that could be used for biofuel production. Important among them in Karnataka are Honge (Pongamia pinnata), Neem (Azadiracta indica), Hippe (Maduca latifolia), Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) and Simarouba (Simarouba glauca). A field survey was conducted in Alur taluk of Hassan District, (75º 9´ to 12º 9´) Karnataka, to know the abundance of biofuel plant species and to estimate resource availability for extraction of oil and production of Biodiesel. The number of Households in the study villages ranged from 120 to 600 with population ranging from 60 to 2,500 and number of productive Honge trees varied from 3 to 2,000 trees/village yielding on an average around 2 to 10 kg seeds per tree with very few Neem and Hippe trees but Jatropha plants were present in every village with very low yielding potential (50-100 grams per plant). Majority of the biofuel plants present were in vegetative stage and few were yielding. The yield of biofuel plant species is quite promising and the process of seed for oil extraction is possible and provides employment to the rural youth in the taluk. The substantial demand has been noticed in Alur taluk for Honge and Neem oil cakes and the availability is meager. Substantial scope is available for growing of biofuel trees, seed collection, processing and marketing providing additional employment to rural people. There is an increased demand for the biofuels and by utilizing the available resources the rural youth can start their own enterprise.

scholarly journals Harnessing of local plant species by indigenous people of Hamirpur district for ethno-veterinary purposes

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 1898
Author(s):  
Anand Narain Singh ◽  
Chongtham Nirmala ◽  
Ram Chand Bhatti ◽  
Aman Deep Kaur ◽  
Siril Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
The Body ◽  
Acorus Calamus ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Organ Systems ◽  
New Findings

Traditional medicines have been playing significant role in livestock health care management since long especially in remote area. This paper is based on a field survey conducted to collect information for curing different ailments utilized by local people and tribals in the Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. Total 541 households were interviewed involved as informants with fully prepared questionnaires; proper interaction along with group discussion. Information were collected from the selected sites regarding way to cure different ailments of animals which was further analyzed for the authenticity of data through different statistical quantitative indices. We found total 121 plant species belonging to 61 families that have been documented to be of common use for curing 78 different types of livestock. Total ailments were categorized into fifteen major categories based on the body organ systems of livestock. The highest number of ethno-medicinal plants were recorded from family Fabaceae followed by Asteraceae and other families. Leaves were the most commonly used part of the plant for the preparation of ethno-medicinal medicines followed by other plant parts. Achyranthes aspera, Acorus calamus, Pogostemon benghalensis are the most important plants used to cure different ailments on the basis of use value index. On the basis of Informant Consensus factor (FIC), diseases related to digestive system, reproductive system, respiratory and fever were considered as major ailments in the livestock. In conclusion, we found in this study that most of the plants are widely used to cure different ailments as reported previously by different workers. However, on the first hand, many new findings to cure different ailments of livestock have been found during this survey indicating need for conducting more studies to get valuable information from the local community which are not documented yet. It was also found that indigenous people have excellent information with respect to ethnoecological aspect. There is an urgent need to study and document the traditional uses before they are disappeared from the society or community and further study must be integrated with qualitative and quantatitative data to assess importance of plants for ethno-veterinery purposes. 

Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Medicinal Plants used as Anti-Psoriatic in Rajasthan

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
M. Singhadiya ◽  
Isha Pandey ◽  
Vinod Maina ◽  
R. Pandey ◽  
Peddy Harikrishna
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Traditional Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant

The present study deals with 26 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 17 families used as antipsoriatic by the indigenous people in Rajasthan. The study also deals with types of Psoriasis, plant name, local name, family name, plant parts and mode in the treatment of psoriasis. The present study also gathered important information about traditional knowledge and the need to document, research and development of new drugs to fight against Psoriasis disease in Rajasthan in particular and India as a whole.

Resource Endowment, Rural Governance, and the “New Agriculture” in China

Modern China ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 009770042097660
Author(s):  
Yaoyao Cheng ◽  
Peikun Han
Keyword(s):  
Social Stratification ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Rural Labor ◽  
Modern Agriculture ◽  
Resource Endowment ◽  
Rural Governance ◽  
The Village

China’s “new agriculture,” characterized by a “capital-labor dual intensifying” pattern of production, is an effective way of linking small peasants with modern agriculture. Based on a field survey of several neighboring villages in Nijingzhen, Hebei, this article describes and compares each village’s level of agricultural development, and how the new agriculture differs within them. The analysis reveals that both soil texture and land layout affect the ability of villages to adopt new agricultural technologies that characterize the new agriculture. The current land layout is determined by the land division rules that are collectively made by villagers under village self-governance and deeply influenced by the effectiveness of rural governance. “Capable rural people,” family surname and clan structures, and the structure of peasant households, in addition to the choice to remain in the villages, interact with each other and affect the effectiveness of village governing authorities. In turn, the development of the new agriculture impacts the inflow and outflow of the rural labor force, and whether villagers remain in the village, which in turn affects rural governance and social stratification.

scholarly journals Ethnobotany and Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in Brazil: Contributions to Research in Ecopsychology

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria do Carmo Pereira Santos Tito ◽  
Jonas Carvalho e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Angiosperm Phylogeny ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Collection Strategies

This paper is the result of an investigation of the flora and traditional knowledge in the conception of Javaé indigenous people from the Txuiri village located on Bananal Island, Brazil. The objective is to investigate the plants used by these indigenous people, their diverse uses and to understand how traditional knowledge is passed on to new generations. This is a quali-quantitative, descriptive and interdisciplinary survey, whose data collection strategies included the application of semi-structured questionnaires and collection of plants for cataloguing according to Angiosperm Phylogeny Group or APG III (2009). We identified 28 plant species, used for various purposes such as medicinal use, food, construction, craft and cultural, which were deposited in the Herbarium of the Federal University of Tocantins. Roots, stem and leaf are the plant parts most used by the community. The plants mentioned were most frequently found on the banks of the Javaés River and in the backyard of the residences. Significant traditional knowledge of these people about the plants are transmitted to new generations, through visual, orality and experimentation. Ethnobotanical studies strengthen research in ecopsychology while allowing research into the interactions between human populations and plants.

scholarly journals Can Indigenous Foods Play Role as ‘the Food of Survival’?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Osman Ibnouf
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Rural People ◽  
The People ◽  
Indigenous Foods ◽  
Traditional Processing ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Collective Survival

The indigenous foods are ‘the way of life’ of the people in rural Sudan and are considered ‘the food of survival’. Traditional/indigenous foods provide inexpensive, safe, nutritious foods throughout the whole year. These indigenous foods contribute to diversify of the diet of rural people in normal times and alternative foods that crucial to their survival during times of food shortage. Indigenous foods have the nutritional values; are both palatable and enjoyable, in addition to their potential health benefits. Indigenous techniques to process and preserve food materials are rooted in the traditional cultural, are economically practicable and more appropriate for the local contexts. Indigenous foods and traditional processing techniques are based on empiricism and bring to bear a sense of the connections of indigenous people to their surrounding environment. This is important as it enables those people to relate their knowledge to solving problems in their context. It indicates how indigenous people are in ‘harmony’ with their surrounding environments for collective survival. The paper gives a brief description of some indigenous foods from various rural areas of Sudan.

scholarly journals ETHNOMEDICINAL STUDIES ON RIVER STRETCH CAUVERY BASIN OF NANJAI EDAYAR AND KUCHIPALAYAM, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-120
Author(s):  
Thirumaran G ◽  
Ganesan C.M ◽  
Nandakumar K
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Cauvery Basin ◽  
Vernacular Names ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
River Bed ◽  
River Stretch ◽  
Extensive Field

The study area covers about 15 km stretch in the perennial river bed, Cauvery which supports semievergreen to dry deciduous types of forests. Ethnomedicinal information on 26 plant species was recorded during the extensive field survey carried out in this stretch during 2011-2013. The information covers botanical names, vernacular names, family, plant parts used and the mode of usage

Operation Safe Corridor Programme and Reintegration of Ex-Boko Haram Fighters in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962110479
Author(s):  
Michael I Ugwueze ◽  
Elias C Ngwu ◽  
Freedom C Onuoha
Keyword(s):  
Security Policy ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Counter Measures ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Nigerian Government

The devastation of lives, livelihood and property in Nigeria caused by over a decade of insurgency by the Boko Haram terrorists is a subject of security, policy, humanitarian and academic concern. Several counter-measures have been adopted by both state and non-state actors to combat the insurgency with limited successes recorded. Consequently, studies have examined several efforts taken by the Nigerian government toward ending the Boko Haram insurgency, including the challenges confronting such efforts. However, Nigeria’s de-radicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration programme for ex-Boko Haram fighters, known as Operation Safe Corridor, has received marginal attention in literature. The Operation Safe Corridor programme which was established in September 2015 is aimed at de-radicalizing, rehabilitating and reintegrating repentant Boko Haram insurgents into society. Using a field survey method involving key informant interviews and focus group discussions as well as documentary reports, this article examines the progress and pitfalls of the Operation Safe Corridor programme. It argues that the failure to mainstream the concerns of local communities both in policy and programming of Operation Safe Corridor severely undermines the prospect of successful and effective reintegration of ex-Boko Haram fighters. The article concludes that if this gap is not addressed, the programme will succeed in terms of the number of ex-combatants graduating from it but will fail in terms of reintegrating the graduating ex-combatants into society. This poses significant risks to both Boko Haram defectors and society at large.

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