Gums and resins from an important group of non timber forest products. India is among the five large gum producing countries. Annual trade is in several thousand tonnes, Indonesia, India and China are among the world's biggest producer of gums and redind. The Producation of gum and resins is also a source of livelihod support to millions of people residing in dorests besidees being a major source of employment. People living in semi-arid region depend on ...
