• Jan 2008 to Dec 2009 (INTERMITTENT): ICIMOD/FECOFUN.; Research Assistant for Developing Entrepreneurship in Value Chains of Cinnamon Tamala (Bay Leaf) from FECOFUN: Linking Poor Producers to Markets of Essential Oils and Spices, (ICIMOD/FECOFUN). Responsible to assist researcher for value chain analysis of NTFP (Tejpat). Carry out HHS survey and detail report preparation and presentation of report at different phases from FECOFUN. Assist and guide pro-poor producer for developments of co-operatives and enterprise. Conduct orientation training to enumerators for collecting data, key informant interview, and focus group discussion.