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Oudomxay NTFP Exchange Meeting 14-17 March 2005 Workshop Report Oudomxay NTFP Exchange Meeting 14-17 March 2005 Workshop Report Participating Organizations: PAFO Oudomxay, DAFO Xay, DAFO Namo, DAFO Nga, DAFO La, DAFO Pak Beng, DAFO Beng, DAFO Houn CIAT-PRDU, CIAT-SADU, DED, NAFRI/FRC, LSUARFP, IFAD-OCISP, GAA, NUOL, SNV Report written by: Joost Foppes (SNV) and Thoumthone Vongvisouk (NUOL) Summary This is the report of a four-day exchange meeting between organizations working on Non- Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Oudomxay Province. The goal of the meeting was to promote learning from existing experience, to identify possibilities for future co-operation and further exchange. A total of 40 people participated in this meeting, 29 from Oudomxay (13 district, 5 province, 11 project staff), 11 from outside. Besides district and province forestry officers, the following organizations were involved: CIAT-PRDU, CIAT-SADU, DED, NAFRI/FRC, LSUARFP, IFAD-OCISP, GAA, NUOL, and SNV. During the first day, the status of NTFPs in Oudomxay province was reviewed. NTFP activities are on-going in 112 target villages in all 7 districts. The key activities are: • Planting of NTFPs in gardens, e.g. po sa (paper mulberry), peuak meuak (incense bark), rattans, chinese cardamom, bitter bamboo shoots and medicinal orchids; • Sustainable management systems and village regulations on harvesting of products such as bitter bamboo shoots, cardamom; • Marketing groups who sell and process bamboo shoots, peuak meuak bark, grass brooms. • Studies on monitoring of impact of NTFPs on livelihoods and income of local communities There were also six presentations on various on-going project activities: 1 Overview of the status of NTFPs in Oudomxay Province, PAFO, Mr. Houmpheng Mannithai 2 Social Development for Food Security Project, Nga and Xay, GAA. Mr. Vannaphoud 3 NTFP research in relation to poverty alleviation, NAFRI/FRC-LSUARFP. Kamphone Sengdala 4 Family Nursery Gardens, IPRDP Mai District, Phongsali, DED-GAA Henning Wehebrink 5 Experience with beekeeping and honey marketing in Oudomxay, DED-GAA. Horst Wendorf 6 Experience of RRA/PRA for NTFP activity planning in Oudomxay. CIAT/PRDU. Keith Fahrney On the second and third day, participants visited field sites in Na Mo and Nga districts. They identified a great number of lessons learned by operating in small teams, each team focusing on a specific theme, e.g. domestication, management, marketing. On the last day, there were three additional presentations: 1 Small Scale Agriculture Enterprise Development. CIAT-SADU, John Connell 2 The Learning Alliances Concept. CIAT, Xaysana Xayarath 3 Applying Social Network Analysis (SNA) in agricultural value chains. CIAT, Thomas Oberthur Participants also reviewed lessons learned from the field trips in small groups. After that each organization presented what it could offer and what it expects from networking on NTFPs. In a summary discussion, a number of follow-up co-operative activities were identified: 1) Capacity Building: for district staff and village communities on: a. Nurseries, production of planting materials, NTFP plantations b. Marketing and processing of NTFPs c. Regulations for sustainable management of NTFP resources d. Regular data collection, NTFP information system 2) Networking and information exchange meetings: organize one province level exchange meeting every year at a fixed time and place, to exchange experiences and improve networking and cooperation 3) Knowledge Development (NTFP trials and demonstration plots with NAFRI support) 4) Exchange visits: organize study-tours and exchange visits for district staff and villagers, both in and outside the country Participants evaluated the workshop as very useful. They felt they had learned many new things from each other, that a good basis for future co-operation has been laid. The main comments were on the length of the field trips, one day would have been enough for most participants. OCISP will follow-up in arranging work-plans for support to district activities, as well as making arrangements with NAFRI-FRC and NUOL for future training support. CIAT will follow-up with networking and other learning activities on linking NTFP producers to markets. DED/GAA will expand its range of capacity building support activities for NTFP based income generation and community based natural resource management. 2 1 Introduction This is the report of an exchange meeting between organizations working on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Oudomxay Province. The goal of the meeting was to promote learning from existing experience, to identify possibilities for future co-operation and further exchange. This introductory session explains the background of the workshop and presents a list of participants as well as the program of the workshop. The remaining sections summarize the events of each of the four days of the workshop. A summary of the main outcomes and possible follow-up activities is given in the final section. A total of 40 people participated in this meeting, 29 from Oudomxay (13 district, 5 province, 11 project staff), 11 from outside. 1.1 List of participants from Oudomxay Province No Name Position Organization 1 Mr. Khamseng Technical staff DAFO Beng District 2 Mr. Sonephet Deputy-chief DAFO Beng District 3 Mr. Duangchit Mingboupha Chief of Agriculture DAFO Houn district 4 Mr. Kanphay Forest DAFO Houn district 5 Mr. Oudone Sounethonethavy Chief cabinet DAFO La district 6 Mr. Somehak Forest DAFO La district 7 Mr. BouneChou Duangphachit Chief cabinet DAFO Na Mo District 8 Mr. Siphone Forest DAFO Nga district 9 Mr. Souvanh Chinthilat Chief cabinet DAFO Nga district 10 Mr. Chanthy Inthavong Deputy-chief DAFO Pak Beng 11 Mr. Thekphathai Forest technical staff DAFO Pak Beng 12 Mr. Bouavane Chief of Unit DAFO Xay District 13 Mr. Sisouphane Sinphavone Chief cabinet DAFO Xay District 14 Mr. Houmpheng Mannithai Deputy Director PAFO Oudomxay 15 Mr. Somphone Vilaychit Capacity Building Unit PAFO Oudomxay 16 Mrs. Bouavone Finance PAFO Oudomxay 17 Mrs. Konemany Administrator PAFO Oudomxay 18 Mr. Daovien Sitthirat Technical staff PAFO Forestry Section 19 Mr. Somsamoune Counterpart Province News Agency 20 Mr. Tou Technical staff Province News Agency 21 Mr. Henning Wehebrink Advisor (NTFP) DED GAA M Mai (PSL) 22 Mr. Horst Wendorf Advisor DED GAA Oudomxay 23 Mrs. Ursula Schmit Coordinator Rural Development DED Oudomxay 24 Mr. Bounethome Forest GAA Mai District 25 Mr. Souphy Forestry Officer GAA Nga District 26 Mr. Vannaphoud GAA Nga NIFA GAA Nga District 27 Mr. Bounesong Singnamvong APM GAA GAA Xay District 28 Mr. Kaothong Advisor IFAD-OCISP/PAFO 29 Mr. Keo Phetsomphou Deputy-chief of Unit IFAD-OCISP/PAFO 1.2 List of participants coming outside of Oudomxay province No Name Position Organization 1 Dr. Douglas White Resource Economist CIAT-PRDU 2 Dr. Keith Fahrney Agronomist, Project Coordinator CIAT-PRDU 3 Dr. Thomas Oberthur Spatial Analysis Coordinator CIAT-PRDU 4 Mr. Lao Thao Project Assistant CIAT-PRDU 5 Ms. Maria Miguel Ribeiro PhD candidate Spatial Analysis CIAT-PRDU 6 Mr. John Connell Community Development Consultant CIAT-SADU 7 Mr. Xaysana Xayarath Research Assistant CIAT-SADU 8 Mr. Khamphone Sengdara Chief of NTFP Research Unit NAFRI-FRC 9 Mr. Phetsamone Director Forestry Research Centre NAFRI-FRC 10 Mr. Thoumthone Vongvisouk Counterpart of NUOL NUOL 11 Mr. Joost Foppes NTFP Advisor SNV-FRC 3 1.3 Program Oudomxay NTFP Exchange Meeting, 14-17 March 2005 Monday 14 March Time Topic Who? 8.30- 9.00 Opening speech by head of PAFO PAFO 9.00- 9.15 Presentation of agenda of the workshop Thoumthone, Joost 9.15-10.30 Getting to know each other Thoumthone, Joost - names, expectations, - knowledge mapping 10.30-10.45 Coffee break PAFO/ IFAD 10.45-12.00 Preparing for field trips: Thoumthone, Joost 10.45-11.00 -explaining process, tasks, itineraries -splitting into task groups 11.00-12.00 -preparatory discussions in groups on key questions 12.00-13.30 Lunch 13.30-15.00 Short presentations on NTFP actions, results, plans: 13.30-13.55 1. PAFO Houmpheng 13.55-14.20 2. GAA FSP (Nga) Vannaphoud 14.20-14.45 3. FRC-LSUARFP agro-forestry/ NTFP trial Kamphone 14.45-15.10 4. DED/GAA cultivation, domestication Henning & colleague 15.10-15.30 Tea break Short presentations continued: 15.30-15.55 5. DED beekeeping Horst & Souphi 15.55-16.20 6. CIAT PRDU program Douangchit,Thephathai 16.20-16.30 Summary of the day Chansamone (FRC) Tuesday 15 March Time Topic Who? 8.00 – 16.00 Field visit to Namo: PAFO, SNV/ FRC/ -morning: visit DAFO, visit FRC field trials, GAA GAA villages: B. Mixai-cardamom, B.Minatao–peuak meuak -afternoon: Nam Pheng , bamboo shoots marketing Wednesday 16 March Time Topic Who? 8.00 –16.00 Field visit to Nga district DAFO, visit GAA activities:NTFP PAFO, DED/ GAA nurseries, village groups, demonstration plots Thursday 17 March Time Topic Who? 8.30- 9.00 Introduce agenda of today, Thoumthone, Joost Split up into thematic groups 9.00-10.00 Prepare posters with lessons learned, possibilities for Three thematic learning alliance in each group, hang them on the walls groups 10.00-10.15 Coffee break PAFO, IFAD 10.15-11.15 Short presentations of each group with discussions: Group 1) planting/domestication representatives 2) marketing/processing 3) Training/social aspects 11.15-12.10 Overview of SADU marketing systems development John Connell (CIAT) model and success story 12.10-12.30 Examples of CIAT spatial analysis research applied to Thomas (CIAT) marketing of NTFPs in Laos 12.30-13.30 Lunch PAFO, IFAD 13.30-13.45 Introduction to CIAT Learning Alliance on Linking Xaysana (CIAT) Farmers to Markets 13.45-14.45 Each organization produces its own poster: Each organization - Who we are, what we do on NTFPs separately - What we can offer to networking in the province - What we expect from networking in the province 14.45-15.00 Tea break, hanging posters on the wall PAFO, IFAD 15.15-16.00 Information market: exchanging by walking around All 16.00-16.30 Conclusions and closure PAFO 4 2 Presentations and Discussion of Day 1 2.1 Overview of activities of Day 1 (Monday 14 March 2005) The first day of the workshop was aimed at introducing participant organizations and individuals to each other.
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