Since early time, human have depended on forest resources to survive. Due to high demand of forest resources for fuel, food, and shelter, hence, the introduction of forest protection and management with the aim of protecting the forest resources. This involves bylaws, which help to regulate and control the community access and use of the forest products as it affected much of the availability of NTFPs to enhance food security in the study area. Our results that 74% of respondents in the study area have a food shortage. Regarding household food security improvement, 81%, 63%, and 36.31% of respondents were enhanced through selling household assets, food aid from institutions and government, and eating edible NTFPs, respectively. Dead woods, wild vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, and medicinal plants were allowed to be gathered by communities. Based on the perception of people to improve forest management in the study area, it is essential now to make consensus with the bylaws which have been set. This will help to improve forest management in the area.