Q- How did people benefited with the trade in forest products?
Answer- The people benefited with the trade in forest products by the following ways:
1. Many communities left their traditional occupation and started trading in forest products.
2. This happened not only in India but across the world. For example, with the growing demand of rubber in mid-nineteenth century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high ground began to collect latex from wild rubber trees for suppling it to traders.
3. This provide them employment and a source of livelihood.
4. Gradually, they descended to live in trading ports and became completely dependent on traders.