Erratic rainfall and warming are disrupting non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in India, threatening livelihoods dependent on mahua, tendu and other forest goods. A review covering Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and the Sundarbans highlights women’s central role, market value-chain losses for collectors, benefits from direct-market tools like e-TRIFED, and conservation risks from overharvesting and climate change.
