A sandalwood success story in Marayur
Updated:
Updated:
Livelihood programmes for tribespeople prevent them falling prey to the sandalwood mafia
Share Article
AAA
The tribespeople of Marayur Sandalwood Division engaged in vegetable farming. They get a higher price through the weekly market ‘Chilla where all items including cattle are sold.
Livelihood programmes for tribespeople prevent them falling prey to the sandalwood mafia
Marayur Sandalwood Division has turned a role model on how participatory management and sustainable efforts for tribal
empowerment could prevent poaching, theft and illegal activities in a forest division.
Sandalwood theft has considerably dropped over the years with no cases so far registered this year in this regard.