Research Article
Forest Resource Use Pattern in Fringe Villages of Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary and Singalila National Park of Khangchendzonga Landscape, India
Table 5
Annual resource production and actual demand in study villages under Barsey-Singalila range.
| | Resource | Ribdi Bhareng | Gorkhey-Samanden | | Demand (ton/cm3/yr) | Production (ton/yr) | S | PE | Demand (ton/cm3/yr) | Production (ton/yr) | S | PE |
| | Fuelwood | 2393.27 | 3.23 | 2390.04 | 1434.02 | 445.3 | 0.12 | 445.18 | 267.11 | | Fodder | 2122.11 | 46.51 | 2075.6 | 1245.36 | 333.98 | 3.66 | 330.32 | 198.19 | | Timber | 2422.5 | 64.6 | 2357.9 | 1414.74 | 366 | 6.1 | 359.9 | 215.94 | | NTFPs | 47.16 | 29.47 | 17.69 | 10.61 | 11.13 | 5.7 | 5.43 | 3.26 | | Litter | 1414.74 | 2.26 | 1412.48 | 847.49 | 222.65 | 0.43 | 222.22 | 133.33 | | Food crops | 279.07 | 69.77 | 209.3 | 125.58 | 52.70 | 13.18 | 39.52 | 23.71 |
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DI, dependency index from Table 1. Shortfall (S) = . Possible extraction (PE) = . Purchasing of food crops/items. |
