Stories from the field

Small and Medium Forest Enterprises

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ANSAB pioneered establishing enterprises based on non timber forest products (NTFP) in Nepal promoting sustainable utilization, processing, value chain development and marketing of these products with the focus on the interest of the poorest local people. ANSAB took special interest in developing and strengthening the capability of community forest user groups and smaller organizations for sustainable forest management and linking them to the market, service providers and national policy through participatory roles of local communities, government and ANSAB. Based on the approach, it has developed and strengthened a total of 1,166 economic entities involved in the collection, value addition and trading of NTFPs, while bringing a total of 101,055 hectares of forest and meadows under the improved community management of 407 community forest user groups (CFUGs). These economic entities include a total of 68 regional and national processing and marketing enterprises, including one of the most important distributors of handmade paper, Himalayan Biotrade Ltd. (HBTL), and the most important distributor of bio-briquettes, Himalayan Naturals.

FIND OUR PROJECTS ON SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

  • Forest Connect Nepal Phase II
    April 30, 2011
  • Forest Connect Nepal
    December 1, 2009
  • Enhancing Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction of Mountain People by Linking Value products and Services (HVP) to Value Chain Development
    December 1, 2008
  • Transforming Local Communities into Enterprises for Economic Security in Nepal
    August 1, 2007



CONSULT RELATED BOOKS AND MANUAL

  • Assessment of Allo Production and Enterprise Potential in Parbat District
    March 7, 2011
  • Business Planning for Community Based Natural Product Enterprises
    October 13, 2010
  • Entrepreneurship Development of Natural Resources Dependent Communities
    October 13, 2010
  • Challenges and opportunities for Nepal’s small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs)
    December 24, 2009
  • Local Communities and Natural Products: A manual for Organizing Natural Resource Management Groups for Resource Management Planning, Enterprise Development and Integration Into Value Chains
    September 6, 2007


CONSULT RELATED SUCCESS STORIES

  • Himalayan Bio Trade Ltd.
    July 9, 2010
  • Mrs. Ganesh Maya Shrestra
    July 7, 2010
  • Mr. Majhi Sahila
    July 7, 2010
  • Mr. Govinda Kami
    July 6, 2010
  • People of Rapla
    July 7, 2009


READ SMFEs FEATURED IN ANSAB HOMEPAGE

Allo Fabric – Khunkhani, Baglung
Essential Oil – Lekhphant, Parbat
Handmade Lokta Paper – Ruma, Myagdi
Yarshagumba – Bajhang