Poverty and Livelihood Impacts of a Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Project in India and Nepal: An Assessment

Rasul, Golam; Choudhary, Dyutiman; Pandit, Bishnu Hari; Kollmair, Michael

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“…Such skill sets and knowledge can be obtained by prior experiences in similar businesses [105,106] and through targeted capacity building initiatives, which are often included in NTFP development initiatives. Such training can contribute to helping producers meet quality requirements by improved storage and processing technologies [82,96,157], but also provide the required marketing, business, and organizational skills to successfully run a small-scale enterprise [123,135,153].…”

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“…Close cooperation and partnerships of NTFP processing enterprises with members of the broader institutional environment, such as local authorities, NGOs, and research institutions can help reduce market inefficiencies and administrative barriers [106]. This has been observed for honey [94][95][96], Brazil nuts [82], medicinal and aromatic plants [153], and mushrooms [102]. In select cases, such initiatives can even guide the way for new formal standards [95].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Easy access to markets, both spatially and temporally contributes to business success. This can be facilitated via presence of NGOs and development projects [123,153], however, such initiatives will only be viable in case of sufficient demand of the product. High demand is a prerequisite for NTFP business establishment, as seen for instance for charcoal [137], brooms [131], amarula products [92], or agar oil [154].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, studies have demonstrated that demand potential for NTFP products can be considerable, with quality and environmental friendliness being the most important attributes [172,173]. Projects focusing on NTFP business development without considering the demand may fail since the increased supply of products cannot be absorbed, resulting in low prices of the products [82,93,104,121,127,153]. Further constraints persist due to often fluctuating NTFP markets and price oscillations [82,156,159], boom-bust cycles, or the presence of only one or few buyers [93,104].…”

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The Processing of Non-Timber Forest Products through Small and Medium Enterprises—A Review of Enabling and Constraining Factors

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Darr

2019

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Research Highlights: This study reviews the available literature on processed non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in order to comprehensively identify relevant factors enabling or constraining their potential to contribute to rural development. Background and Objectives: NTFPs, such as wild foods, medicinal plants, and raw materials for handicrafts, make significant contributions to rural livelihoods. NTFPs can help fulfil households' subsistence and consumption needs, serve as a safety-net in times of crises, and provide cash income. In particular, the processing of NTFPs has often been suggested to positively influence sustainable economic development in rural areas. However, despite rising interest and recognition of the potential contributions of such industries as key sources of employment and their strategic role in overall growth strategies of developing countries, many NTFP processing enterprises remain in the informal sector and an in-depth understanding of the underlying factors is lacking. This review aims to identify enabling and constraining factors affecting NTFP processing enterprises. Materials and Methods: Using systematic review methodology, studies investigating commercialized, processed NTFPs and their economic impacts have been identified and the current evidence base with regard to NTFP processing and small and medium sized enterprise (SME) development synthesized. Results: Despite the diverse nature of NTFPs, a number of constraining and enabling factors affecting NTFP processing and commercialization were identified. The former includes aspects such as the lack of resource access (finances, skills, technologies, etc.), market information, and basic infrastructure; the latter, amongst others, the role of key entrepreneurs; and cooperation across the value chain, amongst producers, and among members of the institutional environment or an abundant resource base. Moving from small-scale NTFP commercialization in local markets to more mature NTFP value chains reaching export markets, the increasing role of cooperation and having a supportive institutional framework in place, becomes apparent. Conclusions: Overall, successful NTFP processing strongly depends on the socio-economic and environmental context in question, requiring a holistic approach tailored to the respective context and value chain.

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The Processing of Non-Timber Forest Products through Small and Medium Enterprises—A Review of Enabling and Constraining Factors

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2019

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“…Bennett, 2011); the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which seek to reduce hunger and poverty while maintaining ecosystem services, inter alia leading to more focus on the green economy including the importance of forest food products to livelihoods (e.g. Rasul et al, 2012); the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which assures the protection of genetic, species and ecosystem diversity and the World Trade Organization (WTO) which regulates the trade policies of nations and products, requiring clear and agreed standards and definitions to enable commercialisation (Precillia Ijang et al, 2011). The impacts of these global institutions are contested in scholarly literature as they might lead to perverse effects.…”

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1. Forests, Trees and Landscapes for Food Security and Nutrition

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Forests and Food: Addressing Hunger and Nutrition Across Sustainable Landscapes

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PrefaceConnecting the dots W ith the establishment of the Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) initiative in the year 2007, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) created an international mechanism which effectively links scientific knowledge with political decision-making on forests. The GFEP responds directly to key forest-related policy questions by consolidating available scientific knowledge and expertise on these questions at a global level. It provides decision-makers with the most relevant, objective and accurate information, and thus makes an essential contribution to international forest governance.This report entitled "Forests, Trees and Landscapes for Food Security and Nutrition" presents the results of the fourth global scientific assessment undertaken so far in the framework of GFEP. Previous assessments addressed the adaptation of forests and people to climate change; international forest governance; and the relationship between biodiversity, carbon, forests and people. All assessment reports were prepared by internationally recognised scientists from a variety of biophysical and social science disciplines. They have all been presented to decision-makers across relevant international policy fora. In this way, GFEP supports a more coherent policy dialogue about the role of forests in addressing broader environmental, social and economic challenges.The current report reflects the importance of policy coherence and integration more than any previous GFEP assessment. It comes at a time when the United Nations General Assembly seeks to adopt a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which build upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and converge with the post-2015 development agenda. In this context, the eradication of hunger, realisation of food security and the improvement of nutrition are of particular relevance. By 2050, the international community will face the challenge of providing 9 billion people with food, shelter and energy. Despite impressive productivity increases, there is growing evidence that conventional agricultural strategies will fall short of eliminating global hunger and malnutrition. The assessment report in hand provides comprehensive scientific evidence on how forests, trees and landscapes can be -and must be -an integral part of the solution to this global problem. In other words, we must connect the dots and see the bigger picture.The review of the International Arrangement on Forests by the member states of the United Nations Forum on Forests provides a unique opportunity to integrate forests into the SDGs in a holistic manner and to promote synergies in the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda across multiple levels of governance. It is my hope that those with a responsibility for forests, food security and nutrition at all levels will find this report, and its accompanying policy brief, a useful source of information and inspiration.

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Conservation and Utilization of High-Altitude Threatened Medicinal Plants

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2020

Conservation and Utilization of Threatened Medicinal Plants

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Poverty and Livelihood Impacts of a Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Project in India and Nepal: An Assessment

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Cited by 31 publications

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The Processing of Non-Timber Forest Products through Small and Medium Enterprises—A Review of Enabling and Constraining Factors

The Processing of Non-Timber Forest Products through Small and Medium Enterprises—A Review of Enabling and Constraining Factors

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Conservation and Utilization of High-Altitude Threatened Medicinal Plants

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