ABSTRACT
Uttara Kannada District, situated in a hotspot of biological diversity, the Western Ghats of India, is one of the largest districts in Karnataka state. It is endowed with rich natural resources. Garcinia is a large genus of the family Clusiaceae that consists of more than 35 genera and more than 800 species, of which about 40 species produce edible fruits, among which G. mangostana and G. indica are well known. Of the 35 species of Garcinia reported in India, seven are endemic to the Western Ghats region and five species are commercially exploited. This chapter describes the good practice for diversity (GPD) that can be categorized as an institutional arrangement with two components: introducing energy-efficient dryers to process Garcinia gummi-gutta and G. indica fruit rind; and diversification and value addition of G. indica and G. gummi-gutta through the commercialization of traditional uses.
