Community Enterprise Development
From NTFP
Partners' activities
ANSAB
Enterprise Based Biodiversity Conservation
Implemented by Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB) and EnterpriseWorks Worldwide (EWW), the overall project goal is to conserve the globally significant mountain biodiversity of western Nepal through community forest management linked to enterprise development. The project aims to bring 30,000 hectares under improved management in five years (this is in addition to 13,765 ha already under improved management) and strengthen and improve policy implementation in community forestry nation-wide.
National Capacity Building in promoting Community-Based Forest Enterprises in Nepal
The project aimed to enhance the capacity of NTFP stakeholders to promote community based forest enterprises and to bring about the intended impacts nationwide over the specific project locations. The partnership between ANSAB and SNV/Nepal contributed to increase the incomes of over 9,500 men and women in Karnaili and Koshi region and promoted sustainable management of biodiversity through promotion of natural product based enterprises and community forestry initiatives. With the capacity building support program, ANSAB strengthened the capacity of 10 partner organizations in community forestry and enterprise development program implementation, and 9 community based forest enterprises in enterprise management and business promotion.
Business Development Services/ Marketing and Production Services
The project’s concern lies in plant based material products, cultivated and processed, ensuring of eco friendliness, organic farming and pest control and fairly traded business in promotion of NTFPs and MAPs (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants) for taking good care of social responsibility.
Advancing Community Forestry for Sustainable Enterprises in Nepal
The overall project goal is to promote advancement in community forestry for sustainable enterprises, improved livelihoods and community development. The project will help transform the forest user groups into enterprising entities to effectively manage their forests and generate economic benefits from the forest resources. The specific targets of the project include 15 community based forest enterprises developed; 5,000 hectares forests brought under enterprise oriented management; sales of CFUGs increased by 25%; and incomes of 1,000 households from forest products increased by 20%. The project is investing on strengthening the capacity of community organizations, establishing backward and forward linkages for the CBFEs, and encouraging enabling policy environment for free and fair business practices. CFUG networks, forest based enterprises, and facilitating organizations are being developed and/or strengthened to expedite enterprise development, effective forest management, and community development activities. The project is giving special attention to the sustainable development issues including social equity and justice. It is also expected to improve the incomes and employment for the poor, women and other deprived section of Nepalese society.
ANSAB's shared documents:
Click here to go to Image:Enterprise Development Manual.pdf, Image:Community Forestry NTFPs.pdf
INBAR / CIBART / TAMBAC
Bamboo and cane which are widespread in Manipur (North East India), offer numerous opportunities in this regard, and there is much potential for expanding and diversifying production and processing activities and through organized community action. Existing traditional Bamboo and Cane products can be improved, diversify and industrialized. Simultaneously, other mainstream micro and small enterprise products such as matchsticks, pencils, toothpicks, skewer sticks, blinds etc, as well as medium-scale industrial panel products that rival wood products, with strong backward community linkages and benefits, are possible. An increase in bamboo products and market opportunities will also result in increases in demand for raw bamboo and cane, besides the production of fresh bamboo and cane shoots, and their processed products.
At the local level, the Tamenglong Bamboo and Cane Development Centre (TAMBAC) will be set up incorporated under Section 25 of the Companies Act as a non-profit professionally managed organization, with widely held ownership through direct shareholding by the participating community of Tamenglong District, Manipur State, India. The co-financing sponsors (including the Government of Manipur, INBAR and other agencies) will subscribe the initial equity and the shares held in trust for the community.
