This book is an outcome of the value chain analysis (VCA) study reports of twelve selected forest products in four districts (Dhankuta, Tehrathum, Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha) of Koshi Hill region, Nepal. The studies for these VCAs were carried out in 2013-2014 for the Multi Stakeholder Forestry Programme (MSFP) being implemented in Cluster One since March 2013 by a consortium of Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) and ForestAction Nepal (Joint Venture of RRN and FA). So, this book is a part of MSFP outcomes of this JV in four Koshi Hill districts.

This book is a result of the hard work of the wide range of contributors, encompassing from national to international levels. So, our greatest thanks go to the authors of this publication for their efforts to transform the VCA reports into the chapters of this book. This publication has been benefitted from wide range of people, namely the people and community related with the study of forest products; local to national level stakeholders; government officials at local, district and national levels; forestry, business, private sector and enterprise experts; value chain actors associated with the studied forest products; MSFP related staffs from local to national levels; and the staffs and related individuals of the local implementing partner organizations (LIPOs) of MSFP cluster one districts. We would like to extend our thanks to the local people, community members, farmers, collectors, traders and consumers related to the study of forest products for giving their time so generously so that the study team members could gather necessary information and develop an understanding of the value chain of particular products.