Kendu
Context:
- Stringent laws needed to keep children out of Kendu leaf trade.
- In May 2021, several children were seen collecting kendu leaves in the Odisha’s Kalahandi district.
About Kendu:
- Kendu leaf is called the green gold of Odisha.
- It is a nationalised product like bamboo and sal seed.
- It is one of the most important non-wood forest products in Odisha.
- The leaves are used to wrap bidis, a popular smoke among the locals.
- The states producing bidi leaves in India comprises mainly Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Maharastra.
- Odisha is the third-largest producer of kendu leaf, after Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
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