Pokhara, 5th September, 2006: Training was organized at Institute of Forestry (IoF) from 1 to 5 September, 2006 by Bat friends, a newly formed club at Institute of Forestry, Pokhara.

Many different terms have been developed for Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP). Despite such discussion there has, as yet, been no agreement on terminology to describe NTFPs. Even the terms "forest" and "product" can be debated. It is readily apparent that the definition used depends on the interests and the objectives of the user.