Contribution of farm forestry to rural livelihoods农林业的农村生计的贡献.pptVIP

Problems and prospects of farm forestryA case of NepalBishwa Regmi and Chris GarforthThe University of Reading, UK Background of the study Problem Increasing human and livestock population. Widen gap between demand and supply of forest products. Various approaches Community forestry; Leasehold forestry, farm forestry. Government’s emphasis on: Community and farm forestry. Involvement of NGO’s and government projects. Map of Nepal - study area Data collection and analysis Case study method Focus group discussion/ key informants interview Semi structured questions Secondary information Triangulation and verification Unit of analysis Household. Data analysis using simple descriptive statistics (mean/percentage) Continue…… Prospects of farm forestry Continue….. * * Study Area Research focus Farm forestry at local level issues and constraints Prior to 1950s – Dense forestland After 1950s – Malaria eradication/ planned migration. 1973 – Creation of Royal Chitwan national park. 1980s – Terai community forestry development project. 1990s – Involvement of NGOs (non governmental organizations). Background of Chitwan district: Farm forestry Production Trees planted in marginal land. Poor growth and disease in Dalbergia sissoo Problem in marketing Middle men in fixing price and marketing. Example: Farmers are getting $ 200.00 for a sale of a truck load timber whereas earlier expectation was $5334.00. Social aspect Tree shade affect to neighbors crops. Conflict. Aspects and status of farm forestry Legislative aspects Complex procedure for registration and marketing. Tree species ban. Value added tax Contribution to local consumption (more than 60% fuel wood and timber). Increased number of Cottage industries (increased to 25% compared to the past five years. In three study sites number of trees positively correlated with landholding. Area of farm forest varies from 0.15 to 4 hectares In one site trees decreased with large land holding. Only