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Title
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Adding values to Life_2009_June Leisa India
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Description
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This article gives us the different plantation and commercial vegitations of NBR region. The arakode, Kotagiri taluk is the rain shadow area and Irula community is predominant in the region. Their cultivations and the NTFP's . KF's initiatives in this region was helpful to them to produce more major crops and for some legal consultation support to secure their traditional land holdings(80 acres). The value additon, they registered themselves under PGS Certification, keystone is a member of the PGS OIC(organic India counsil), KF's Green Shop s and facilitates the centers for local marketing through organizing outlets. Impacts form the value addition to their products, certification and marketing is helped them to fetch more prices in the market.
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Tag
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Collection of NTFP's an important traditional activity to meet their livelihood requirements. KF started an Arakode womens and land development Group in bangalapadigai. Value addition to their products, certification and marketing, Impacts of the value addition.
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theme
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Livelihood
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Contributor
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Robert Leo, Mathew John
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Date
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Jun-09
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Language
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English
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Format
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.pdf
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Publisher
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Keystone Foundation
