A study on ASM Gemstone Value Chain in KBK Districts, Odisha, India
Kalahandi and Bolangir districts have artisanal mining communities who mostly belong to indigenous tribal communities mining gemstones since long. It was understood that about 75 percent (every three out of four) of the communities are connected with the trade. Various types of gem stones are mined through alluvial and surface mining. Local ASM community digs gem-stones including corundum, garnets, emeralds, cats eye, aquamarine, blue and yellow sapphires and diamonds. Since the 1990s, mining has involved an organised network of stakeholders including landowners, miners, brokers, agents, traders and exporters. For collection of value chain and supply chain data, interviews with miners during baseline survey, interview with key informants and focus group discussions were conducted by engaging various stakeholders from Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) communities, as well as consultative meetings were held with traders, private and public-sector stakeholders. Existing secondary data has been collected and relevant literature reviewed to supplement and validate primary data. The focus minerals for value chain analysis included colored gemstones of Kalahandi.
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Additional Info
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Associated Partners
- World Bank
- Language
- English
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- http://peacesradha.in/
- Data Source Classification
- Program Report
- Research Type
- Primary
- Research Methodology
- Primary - INTERVIEW, Primary - SURVEY, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH
- Thematic Tags
- Political, Supply Chains, Economic, Access to Markets, Business Models, Export, Income, Local Content, Market Linkages, Social, Gender, Health and Safety, Legal, Laws and Regulations, Licensing, Mineral Rights, COVID-19
- Minerals
- Colord Gemstone
- Region
- South Asia
- Country
- India
- Last Updated
- September 23, 2022