Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme

Donate and help train 10 Adivasi youth on forest foods in India

NTFP-EP is participating in the September GlobalGiving Accelerator program to support 10 youth from Tamil Nadu and train them in identifying, documenting and harvesting nutritious food from the wild. They will also learn to prepare meals from forest resources and care for their own food gardens.

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Wild Tastes in Asia: Coming Home to the Forest for Food

This book gives us a glimpse into the array of factors that go into the collection of food in the wild—the knowledge to identify species, the spaces and times when particular foods become available, the resources necessary to collect certain foods (like traps and diggers), the norms involved in gathering and sharing food, and the traditions that ensure sustainable harvests of resources. Read more

PRSGF open call for proposals

In partnership with Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA), NTFP-EP is accepting proposals for the Pastor Rice Small Grants. Click here to apply.

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Exchange News VIEW LISTINGS

October 20, 2020

Publications alert: Knowledge products and policy research on NTFPs in ASEAN region launched

NTFP-EP launched seven important knowledge products and policy research in its role in providing evidence-based policy support and recommendations as part of the ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC) program. Among these are the Gap Analysis on READ MORE »

October 8, 2020

Expert Group examines wild foods and tenure rights

The second discussion of the SIANI Expert Group on Wild Foods, Biodiversity and Livelihood tackling wild foods and its relation to customary tenure, traditional food systems and knowledge took place last July 28 via Zoom video conferencing. Dr. Jeremy Ironside, READ MORE »

September 14, 2020

DONATE NOW: Campaign to train 10 Adivasi youth on forest foods in India launched

NTFP-EP invites donors to crowdfund US$5,000 this September to support and train 10 Adivasi youth on forest foods in India through the GlobalGiving Accelerator campaign. The project will support 10 youth from Tamil Nadu to undergo training in the 1st READ MORE »

Blogs VIEW LISTINGS

October 15, 2020

Traditional Knowledge: What is it? (Part 3)

As mentioned in previous notes on this subject, traditional knowledge is something quite ‘popular’ as well as something recognized as necessary and needing promotion. The Convention on Biological Diversity gives it a prominent place as do many other institutions which READ MORE »

October 14, 2020

Adivasi Women in Zawar Mines in Rajasthan Reclaim the Rights to Their Resources

Lakshmi Devi (56), a Bhil Adivasi woman from Kanpur village in Udaipur district in Rajasthan has not been able to harvest a single grain from the three kilograms of pulses she sowed on her 2 acre farm this year. “Look READ MORE »

September 30, 2020

Traditional Knowledge: What is it? (Part 2)

When one asks what traditional knowledge is, it is usually meant as a ‘functional’ term, and what it entails is assumed to be names and uses of the flora and fauna of a region, their status and distribution, etc. It’s READ MORE »



What are NTFPs

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are defined as "all biological materials, other than timber, which are extracted from forest for human use."

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Leaf Litter Equinox Issue - September 2020

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Experts Consultation Workshops - Developing ASEAN Guidelines for Sustainable Harvest and Resource Management Protocols for Important NTFPs

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Wild Foods, Customary Tenure Rights, Traditional Food Systems and Knowledge

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2019 Annual Report