ENTERPRISE NETWORK MAPPING STUDY in RWANDA Habib Tibrichu and Marie Rose Buykusenge Januay 2009
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EEEGL ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT AND EQUITY IN THE VIRUNGA LANDSCAPE OF THE GREAT LAKES ENTERPRISE NETWORK MAPPING STUDY IN RWANDA Habib Tibrichu and Marie Rose Buykusenge Januay 2009 A PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE HOWARD G. BUFFETT FOUNDATION Date: January 2009 Lead Executant: CARE Circulation: Public Program Contacts EEEGL Regional Coordination Office IGCP Regional Programme Coordinator International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) EEEGL Programme |AWF, FFI & WWF) CARE INTERNATIONAL Off UMUGANDA BOULEVARD Kachiru, Kigali B.P. 550 Opp. the Office of the General Prosecutor Kigali, Rwanda P.O. Box 931, Kigali, RWANDA Tel: + 250 58 31 47/ 48/ 49 Tel: +250 580465 | (fax) +250 580466 Page 2 of 2 January 28, 2009 [CARE INTERNATIONAL IN RWANDA] TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ......................................................................................... 5 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Background ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Purpose of the Study ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Scope of Work ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Limitation of the Study .................................................................................................................................................. 7 STUDY FINDINGS .............................................................................................................................. 8 Upgrading the Mapping Study ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Strategic Project Partners ............................................................................................................................................ 19 STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE SCREENING AND SELECTION .................................................... 24 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ................................................................................. 27 ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................................... 28 Annex 1: Terms of Reference .................................................................................................................................... 29 Annex 2: Individual Enterprise Network Mapping Summary .............................................................................. 33 Annex 2.1: Irish Potato Mapping Network ............................................................................................................. 34 Annex 2.2: Wheat Mapping Network ....................................................................................................................... 40 Annex 2.3: Pyrethrum Mapping Network ................................................................................................................ 46 Annex 2.4: Maize Mapping Network ........................................................................................................................ 52 Annex 2.5: Beekeeping Mapping Network .............................................................................................................. 58 Annex 2.6: Mushrooms Mapping Network ............................................................................................................. 64 Annex 2.7: Livestock Mapping Network ................................................................................................................. 71 Annex 2.8: Handicraft Mapping Network ............................................................................................................... 76 Annex 2.9: Fruits and Vegetables (Tree Tomato & Garlic) Mapping Network ................................................ 80 Annex 3: Stakeholder Matrix ...................................................................................................................................... 84 Annex 4: Proceeding of Stakeholders Meeting – Musanze District ..................................................................... 85 Annex 5: Project Area Map ...................................................................................................................................... 105 Annex 6: Profile of Consultants............................................................................................................................... 106 Annex 7: Study Work and Tools ............................................................................................................................. 107 Annex 8: List of People Consulted.......................................................................................................................... 112 Annex 9: List of References Consulted .................................................................................................................. 117 Enterprise Network Mapping Study | CARE RWANDA 2 January 28, 2009 [CARE INTERNATIONAL IN RWANDA] ACRONYMS EEEGL Enterprise, Environment, & Equity in the Virunga Landscape of the Great Lakes BDS Business Development Services NRM National Resource Management RADA Rwanda Agricultural Development Authority ENM Enterprise Network Mapping NGO Non Governmental Organization CSO Community Based Organization VSLA Village Savings and Loan Association DRC Democratic Republic of Congo IGCP International Gorilla and Conservation Programme RW Rwanda FRW Rwandans’ Francs RPSF Rwanda Private Sector Federation RBS Rwanda Bureau of Standards MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources RARDA Rwanda Animal Resource Development Authority RHODA Rwanda horticultural development agency RSSP Rural Sector Support Programme PA Protected Area FECAR Federation de Corts des Metiers des Artisans en province du Nord BRD Banque Rwandaise de Developpement COAMV Cooperative des Agriculteurs des Volcans ARDI Association Rwandaise Pour Le Developpement Integre REDO Rural Environment Development Organization MINICOM Ministry of Commerce GDP Gross Domestic Product MFI Micro Finance Institution MSME Micro Small and Medium Enterprises SME Small and Medium Enterprises MDG Millennium Development Goal Mt Metric Tone USD United States Dollar FOA Food and Agricultural Organization HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ISAR Agriculture Research Institute of Rwanda OPYRWA Office des Pyrethres au Rwanda ORTPN Office Rwanda du Toruisme et des Parcs Nationaux RWF Rwanda Franc SOTIRU Rwanda Wheat Processing Company SOPYRWA Socie’te’ de Pyrethre au Rwanda IABIKI Federation of Pyrethrum Growers COPEPEC Cooperative to Protect Environment and Social wellbeing of Mushroom Growers EDPRS Economic Development & Poverty Reduction Strategy PSTA Strategic Plan for Transformation of Agriculture FAV Federation of Honey Beekeepers COOPRAVAB Federation of Wheat Growers Enterprise Network Mapping Study | CARE RWANDA 3 January 28, 2009 [CARE INTERNATIONAL IN RWANDA] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction and background Enterprise, Environment, and Equity in the Virunga Landscape of the Great Lakes (EEEGL) is a regional project operating in the Virunga Landscape in trans-boundary region of Rwanda, Uganda and DRC. The region is densely populated, mountainous area where livelihoods of local people are largely dependent on agricultural production and Natural Resource Management (NRM). EEEGL Rwanda is already supporting communities living at the districts bordering the protected area under the different project components. However, EEEGL intends to support 2-3 community-based enterprises beyond its ecotourism program. The implementation of the initiative shall be based on value chain development approach. In order to select the enterprises suitable for the project, Care International sub-contracted consultants to complete the enterprise mapping study which was developed in February 2008 by EEEGL management team in Rwanda. Study Findings The Enterprise Network Mapping (ENM) study (Feb 2008) was reviewed and the methodology was found to be good but the approach of the exercise did not provide the project with adequate information (i.e. description of the market, actors and their responsibilities, NRM related concerns, products and services, constraints, and opportunities, income analysis) to facilitate decision making process especially information needed to screen and select 2-3 promising enterprises using a well developed criteria. The Consultants used business service approach combined with value chain analysis approach to engage the stakeholders through participatory manner to collect additional information as means to update and complete