Perspectives on Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) FAO NWFP Programme Question Title * 1. To what extent do you think Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) are important for community development ? Vital for community development Very important Important Important resources, among many Not very significant to livelihoods Insignificant Explain Question Title * 2. To what extent do you think NWFPs are important for food security and nutrition? Vital for food security and nutrition Very important Important complements to diets, among many Not very significant Insignficant Explain Question Title * 3. What do you think are some of the most important challenges facing the sector? Lack of Trade Data Lack of information on resource availability Ambiguous Terminology Lack of formal education opportunities on NWFPs Challenges to commercialization Lack of data on nutritional contribution of NWFPs Lack of high level political commitment Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. What recommendations do you have for NWFP development practice? Question Title * 5. What initiative or topic related to NWFPs do you think should be a priority for FAO? (E.g. specific product or products such as medicinal plants, nuts and berries, or issues such as legislation, statistics, terminology, etc.). Question Title * 6. What product(s) would you like to see more information on? (e.g. honey, bamboo, rattan, insects, berries). Please be specific. Question Title * 7. What FAO NWFP Programme initiatives and services do you find useful/beneficial? Information Services – NWFP Update, website on NWFPs Literature – publications (e.g. NWFP Series) Field projects Meetings and workshops Statistics Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. How often do you use FAO information on NWFPs? Never Once a year Twice a year Several times a year Question Title * 9. Have you ever cited FAO information on NWFPs? No Yes If yes, in what context (please provide a link or source)? Question Title * 10. How can we improve FAO’s NWFP information services in the future? (e.g. content, format, periodicity, etc.). Question Title * 11. What do you perceive as the strengths and weaknesses of FAO’s NWFP Programme? Question Title * 12. Overall how would you rate FAO’s work on NWFPs? Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor Question Title * 13. Contact Information (optional) Name Institution Address City/Town State/Province ZIP/Postal Code Country Email Address Done