Abstract

NTFPs played significant role in food and medical care; feeds for their domestic animals and materials for local construction such as cutlasses and hoes handles, saplings and thatch for building constructions. They also trade with non-timber forest products to generate cash income. However, challenges abound in seasons, collections and marketing of NTFPs, therefore, challenges of NTFPs in Kirfi, Bauchi State was investigated. A purposive sampling method was adopted. A total of 165 semi-structured questionnaire with close and open ended questions were purposively administered to the followings in the order harvesters/collectors