10. MINOR FOREST PRODUCTS

10.1 Status

Apart from timber the forests in Myanmar also produce a variety of minor forest products, namely, bamboo, rattan, cutch, bat guano, edible birds' nest, thatch, orchids, etc. The annual production of these minor forest products are also controlled by the Forest Department in accordance with the annual requirements and with the object of achieving sustained production.

Production of some selected minor forest products are shown in table-6. (See Appendix IV for more details)

Table 6 - Production of Some Selected Minor Forest Produce (1992-93 to 1994-95)

Sr. No.	Particulars	Unit of measurements	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95
1	Bamboo	Million nos.	940	919	946
2	Rattan	"	81	81	73
3	Cutch	Metric ton	166	331	184
4	Pine resin	"	179	11	2
5	Bat guano	"	302	240	271
6	Thanakha (Limonia accidissima, Linm)	"	468	493	426
7	Orchids	Thousand nos.	106	16	15
8	Edible bird nest	Kilogram	993	1,523	2,923

Most of the minor forest products are essential commodities for domestic consumption and their trading is done mostly by private groups or individuals. Some items i.e. rattan, edible birdnest, etc. to a limited extent, have been involved in the export trade, and a few have high export potential.