Tribal-gathered forest honey and herb brand

Chamarajanagar wraps dense forest (BR Hills, Bandipur fringe) and is home to Soliga, Jenu Kuruba, and Kadu Kuruba communities with deep wild-harvest knowledge — Jenu Kuruba literally means honey-gatherers. A producer cooperative organising 30-50 tribal households to gather, grade, moisture-test, and package wild forest honey and selected herbs builds on the district's forest, wildlife and pilgrimage draw and turns subsistence collection into a branded clean-label product. The real constraints are non-negotiable and set the risk: ethical, fair-price tribal engagement; sustainable harvest limits; and Forest Department / NTFP collection clearances inside protected zones, which gate volume. FSSAI labelling and honey-adulteration testing add compliance load. Buyers are urban clean-label grocers, ayurvedic and wellness brands sourcing single-origin forest honey, and gift-pack curators who value the tribal-gathered story and traceability. The granite and turmeric atoms are alternative threads, but forest produce is the authentic single core here. Start with honey (clearest demand, simplest grading); add herbs once collection clearances and buyer relationships hold.