PAKISTAN FOREST INSTITUTE, PESHAWAR

Mapping, Digitizing, Value Addition and Marketing of NTFP in Collaboration with NTFP Directorate Forest Department

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Project Components

  • Survey of Apiary Sites from different forest ecological zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Varroa Mites
  • Comparative evaluation of the different honey bee hive performance
  • Survey of Medicinal plants will be conducted in Kohat, Bannu, D.I.Khan and Hazara Division to prepare baseline data
  • Drug market surveys of some important wholesale dealers will be conducted at Kohat, Bannu, D.I.Khan, Hazara, Lahore, Multan and Bahawalpur to assess the demand and supply situation of the selected high valued Medicinal Plants
  • In-Situ and Ex-Situ conservation of important NTFP species
  • Development of cultivation modules of major Medicinal plant species
  • Collection of indigenous Knowledge of communities about NTFPs
  • Value Addition of Aloe Vera and Plantago ovata
  • Capacity Building of NTFPs Growers, Collectors, Traders, Hakims, Students, Researchers, for these short training courses will be conducted
  • In-vitro Conservation of Silkworm Germplasm
  • Synthesis of Bivoltine Hybrid Silkworm Strains
  • In-situ Conservation of Mulberry Germplasm
  • Silk Seed Production
  • GIS technology is utilized to map the Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) through GPS coordinates gathered from the field during reconnaissance surveys.
  • Ground truthing of the field data conducted for verification of sites. Field data is verified through Google Earth and Satellite Remote Sensing data.
  • Potential GIS maps of important NTFPs are produced on need basis.
  • Monitoring of NTFPs in seven Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Development of database and management information system for various project components is in progress.
  • Authorize access to GIS base NTFPs.
  • Development of Website and uploading of data is in progress.
  • To Document the traditional knowledge about medicinal aromatic plants(Maps) used for common oillments
  • To Give pictorial glimpse of marketable MAPS
  • To describle botanical name, local name, habitat, parts used, flowering season and local uses

About NTFPs

Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

Various hilly areas in the province are rich in medicinal and aromatic plants, which play significant role not only due to its use as traditional medicines, but also as trade commodities to meet demand of distant market and as a source of income for mountain’s dwellers.

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Chilgoza

Chilgoza pine is an important forest tree species distributed in southern parts of Chitral. Besides various environmental services, this species plays an important role in the livelihood of communities living close to the forest. Pine nuts harvested from this tree are one of the major non-timber forest products of Chitral and are traded internationally. Unshelled pine nuts are highly valued in international markets; in recent years the price of chilghoza nut has increased remarkably local villagers receive 6000 Pakistani rupees per kilogram.

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Apiculture

Honey is produce on small scale and there is big scope for increasing its production. Beekeeping is not well developed on scientific and commercial basis due to lack of facilities in term of modern techniques and skilled manpower. To get benefit from the bee flora we propose to modernize our bee keeping in order to increase honey production. The population of our local bee species Apis cerana is declining. Hence its conservation and further propagation is needed.

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Mushroom

Mushrooms play an important role in sustainable supply of food and improve socio-economic condition of rural folk. Oyster and Button Mushroom can be grown locally because they are easy to grow on small scale with low investment and high returns than other agro based NTFP activities. Another important advantage of these mushrooms cultivation is that a high percentage of the substrate can be converted to fruiting bodies. Morchella spp of mushroom is the most precious mushroom which is presently collected from the northern mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and support income of the forest dwellers.

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Mazri

The Mazri palm is an important natural resource of Southern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It supports a wide spreading network of cottage industries in its production areas and outside. The Mazri leaves are used for making ropes, hand fans, baskets, hats, pouches, brooms, mates and other daily use articles. The dried trunk and foliage are used as fuel. Large number of people including the producers, collectors, product manufacturers, middlemen etc. is directly dependant on this resource

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Sericulture

Sericulture plays a vital role in uplifting socio-economic condition of rural community. Sericulture today is practiced industrially in advance countries, such as, Japan, Russia, South Korea and China. This cottage industries needs further strengthening in the province.

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