{"id":122617,"date":"2021-07-31T18:57:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=122617"},"modified":"2021-08-02T11:25:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T05:55:47","slug":"kendu-leaf-trade-stringent-laws-needed-to-keep-children-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kendu-leaf-trade-stringent-laws-needed-to-keep-children-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendu leaf trade: Stringent laws needed to keep children out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/blog\/economy\/kendu-leaf-trade-stringent-laws-needed-to-keep-children-out-78183\"><strong>Down To Earth <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Several children were seen collecting kendu leaves in the Joradobra Phadi (kendu leaf collection center) in Odisha\u2019s Kalahandi district. This was a clear violation of child rights and also a reflection of the shoddy state of affairs across the state.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>About Kendu Leaf:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kendu Leaf <\/strong>is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The states producing Kendu leaves<\/strong> in India comprise mainly Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Kendu Leaf in Odisha:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kendu leaf <\/strong>is called the green gold of Odisha. It is a nationalized product, like bamboo and the sal seed. It is one of the most important non-wood forest products in Odisha.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odisha is the third-largest producer<\/strong> of kendu leaf, after Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Uniqueness of Odisha&#8217;s kendu leaf i<\/strong>s in processed form, whereas the rest of the states in India produces in Phal Form.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In processed form, <\/strong>the Kendu leaves are graded into different qualities that are Grade I to Grade IV as per the specification of color, texture, size, and body condition of the leaf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Uses of Kendu Leaf:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Kendu leaves <\/strong>are used to wrap bidis, a popular smoke among the locals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tribals living in remote forests,<\/strong> pluck the Kendu leaves and sell them in the market to earn their livelihood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Traditional medical practitioners<\/strong> use Kendu Leaves to treat malaria, diarrhoea, and dysentery. Due to their antimicrobial properties, the leaves are applied to cuts and bruises as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Kendu Leaf Sector in Odisha:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In Odisha, <\/strong>Children are mostly engaged in plucking, drying, collecting Kendu leaves. They are paid extremely low wages for the work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moreover, <\/strong>children are also deprived of benefits such as healthcare and compensation in case of accidental death and injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Way Forward:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To free <\/strong>Kendu leaves sector from child labour, more stringent laws are needed. Parents and children need to be sensitised about child rights.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Besides <\/strong>the child protection system viz. childline, district child protection unit, child welfare committee, etc. would have to be more vigil and proactive in ensuring rights to children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Down To Earth What is the News? Several children were seen collecting kendu leaves in the Joradobra Phadi (kendu leaf collection center) in Odisha\u2019s Kalahandi district. This was a clear violation of child rights and also a reflection of the shoddy state of affairs across the state. About Kendu Leaf: Kendu Leaf is a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kendu-leaf-trade-stringent-laws-needed-to-keep-children-out\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kendu leaf trade: Stringent laws needed to keep children out<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700460273},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122617\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}