XI WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS

Antalya, Turkey, 13 to 22 October 1997




VOLUME 3, TOPIC 15


A. K. Mukerji1




    PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS IN INDONESIA

    Rufi'ie1

    Non Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) in Indonesia are playing an increasingly important role in the social and economic aspects of the country. They provide many useful commodities for people, especially the ones living near forests. Some of them are traded, locally or internationally. Among them, rattan is the most important.

    Development of NWFPs is expected to improve people's prosperity by involving them in forest utilization activities, such as tumpang sari (taung-ya) in Java and Village Development Scheme of Concessionaire (HPH Bina Desa) in outer Java.

    There is a need for improvement of propagation methods, management, harvesting, storage and utilization; promotion of women's participation; improvement of quality of processing facilities and development of facilities and local expertees.

    Keywords: Non-wood forest products, NWFP, Indonesia

    1 Directorate General of Forest Utilization, Ministry of Forestry, Republic of Indonesia, Manggala Wanabhakt Building Block I, 6th Floor Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jakarta Indonesia Phone: 62 21 5730262 Fax: 62 21 5730266




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