Minor forest produce procurement dips 92% in 2024-25: govt. data

Government data reveals a staggering 92% drop in Minor Forest Produce procurement at Minimum Support Price for 2024-25.

Government procurement of Minor Forest Produce at Minimum Support Price saw a sharp dip in 2024-25 compared to the year before, with data tabled in Parliament on Thursday (February 5, 2026) showing that the amount of MFP procured across 19 States dropped by over 92% from 2023-24 to 2024-25.

Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Thursday tabled this data in response to a question on MFP procurement by Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Mr. Oram said that the Tribal Affairs Ministry had, “till date”, released ₹319.65 crore to State governments for the procurement of MFP at MSP, also tabling State-wise procurement data for three years.

The data showed that in 2022-23, the total procurement at MSP in these States was 26,744 MT of minor forest produce, worth about ₹94.23 crore. This procurement nearly doubled the following year in 2023-24, during which over 51,400 MT of minor forest produce was procured, worth ₹124.3 crore.

However, during 2024-25, the data showed that just 3,920.2 MT of produce was procured, worth around ₹16.68 crore. In providing this data, the government’s reply did not explain the drop in procurement.

Ms. Vadra had asked questions in Lok Sabha on Tuesday about the Ministry of Tribal Affairs’ efforts to strengthen MSP procurement of minor forest produce, data on produce procured so far, beneficiaries benefiting through self-help groups, and plans to expand the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd.

In response, the Tribal Affairs Minister said that the Ministry had notified 87 types of MFP eligible for MSP procurement, up from 10 in 2013-14, adding that “funds generated from the sale of procured MFPs are deposited back in the revolving funds by the State Governments”.