This study was carried for IFAD to provide an informed data base on socio-economic profile of rangeland and forest villages within the three proposed programme provinces (Ağrı, Kars, Sivas), as a basis for Programme design. In addition to the general socio-economic profile, a major output of the study was to establish the monthly activity pattern and input:output parameters for each economic activity. For the purpose of this study a total of 54 household and 140 females were interviewed.