NTFP

NTFP.

About Us.

NTFP: All biological materials derived from forest except timber in and around forest is called Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP).

HISTORY OF NTFP (PREVIOUSLY SERICULTURE).

 
  It is the sub sector of Forest. Sericulture was introduced in NWFP during 1953-54 with a skeleton staff in Peshawar, Haripur and Bannu. Later on it was extended to other districts of NWFP & FATA. On restructuring of NWFP Forest Department in 2000, Sericulture became a part of Research & Development (R&D) Directorate in order to start and promote NTFP activities like Apiculture, Medicinal Plants, Mushroom development etc. till creation of NTFP Directorate in 2007.

            All biological materials derived from forest except timber in and around forest is called Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP).

Organization Structure

NTFP Department is situated in Civil colony and constituted of three rooms. This office also owing a Nursery (10 kanal 6 Marlas) situated near Bajaur sport complex.The official staff working in this office are 07.

Functions

• To advice easy and economical measures against diseases and pests in honeybee colonies, create awareness in farmers about the importance & production of honey.
• To educate Farmers in NTFP activities.
• Raising of mulberry plants (local & Japanese)
• Training and distribution of edible Mushrooms among the farmers.
  

Objective

To upgrade NTFP as NTFP Cottage Industry for the  improvement of socio-economic condition of the farmers and to grow, protect and utilize the  natural resources for incoming generation on sustainable basis at the district level.

Vision/ Future Plan

To work on different Components of NTFP as mentioned below.
1.  Apiculture
2.  Medicinal  and Aromatic Plants
3.  Mushroom
4.  Pine Needles
5.  Wild Fruits
6.  Wild Vegetables
7.  Spices ingredients
8.  Dry Fruit
9.  Wild Nuts (Chalghoza, Walnut (akhroots) etc
10. Fodders
11. Olives (Fruits and oils)
12. Fuel Woods
13. Woody Bushes
14. Wild Gum
15. Eco tourism
16. Baskets
17.  Sericulture
18. Mazri
19. Kana
20. Flower Culture
21. Zafran

Development Projects

There is no ongoing project in respect of NTFP (Bajaur) during 2018-19.

Achievements

This office has ADP scheme Title :-        

 “EXPANSION OF NTFP ACTIVITIES IN BAJAUR”

Date of Approval:    20-11-2015

Date of Completion: 30-06-2018 worked on Apiculture, Mulberry Plants and Mushrooms. Trained framers and distributed 270 bee boxes, 53000 mulberry plants and 500 inoculated bags  of mushrooms respectively among the people of Bajaur every year from 2015-18.