HARNESSING ‘JUNGLEE ' RESOURCES

One of the areas of developing new business opportunities is clearly looking into new resources of profitability and value addition.

- Vinayshil Gautam

Keeping in mind the larger requirements of growth and equity, this has to be against the touchstone of sustainability. The preference would, desirably, have to be for energy resources which are not depredation oriented. The two statements have a defining character which is being progressively realised as crucial to this planet’s future.

A little bit of tweaking of strategy here and alteration of an investment option there have often been seen as the predominant determinants of revamped organisational growth. However, as of now, the business opportunities range from the blue economy to green orientation. Clearly, one is at the verge of the emergence of yet another new era. Given the limitation of time and space, it may not be possible to review the entire gamut of possibilities. Hence a selection process therein, of discussion themes, may become necessary. For the sake of convenience, a look at forest produces may mark a meaningful dialogue. The standard problems related to the tapping of forest produce have been drummed up so often and so widely, that it may not be wise to overlook the fact that some of the concepts have become almost jargons. Some of them have even entered management vocabulary. Consider, MFP. It’s the acronym for Minor Forest Products. This phrase — Minor Forest Produce — was a reaction to the drumming up of timber wealth, and refers to all forest produce excluding timber.