TARKA trip to the target area to introduce the objective and the methodology of the project to the Village Governors, member of Village Islamic council and also local experts from the pilot villages; Arranging and fixing the suitable time for doing field visit; Knowing about NRM challenges and also potentials for NTFPs development in each village based on opinion of the participants; Knowing social condition of each village and their strength and weakness in developing local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).