Non-Timber Products : Farming in the Forests
Through sustainable harvest and promotion of non-timber materials, craftsmanship from our indigenous groups is now garnering more international markets.
Non-Timber Forest Products Task Force (NTFP-TF) rallies a call towards a sustainable means to promote harmony through livelihood and art among the indigenous people. With a growing awareness, Ms. Annabelle Decena, an advocate and a member of NTFP-TF, says that a global market can now be within reach-”not by pity because they’re indigenous” she says, “but because of the craftsmanship and functionality of the products these indigenous people make.” Surely, the new products and designs of NTFPS has to catch attention-from kitchen condiments to raw materials and clothes, this collation of non-government organizations is continuing its goal to maximize the potential of biological diversity. With millions of end users (eight out of ten consumers) in developing Asian countries, it’s more than just resource preservation.
