Table 1. Characteristics of the interviewed harvesters.† Characteristic Value Number of villages 16 Number of harvesters 47 Gender Male 87%, female 13% Age 32–80 yr (mean = 50 ± 13.1 yr) Harvesting experience 10–30 yr (mean = 22 ± 5.1 yr) Main occupation Agriculture 66%, NTFP‡ collection 15%, daily wage labour 17%, housewife 2% Secondary occupation NTFP collection 45%, no secondary occupation 43%, daily wage labour 9%, agriculture 4% †The collection of many nontimber forest products (NTFPs), including amla, is often a seasonal activity, as reflected in the dominant reporting of agriculture as a primary occupation. Amla harvesters vary in the extent to which they participate in the harvesting of other NTFPs; for some, amla is the only NTFP gathered commercially. ‡Nontimber forest product.