Introduction
Water&Sanitation
Smallholder Cash Crops
Forest Products
Tourism
 
   
 

Contact information:

Sector Leader:
Ms. Marianne Meijboom
SNV Bhutan
Thimphu
T: +975 (0)2 322900
F: +975 (0)2 322649
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Forest Products 

Forest Products is a new sub-sector for SNV Bhutan – well the name at least is new! SNV has actually been working in Collaborative Forest Management for many years in areas such as product development, cane and bamboo, lemon grass oil, and the sustainable management of forest resources.
The development and commercialisation of forest products has been identified by the Royal Government of Bhutan as one of the major priorities for poverty alleviation in the 10th Five Year Plan (2008-2013).

Our objectives:
Through forest product development, SNV Bhutan aims to improve production, income and employment opportunities for the poor. This is achieved by working along the entire value chain of forest products including resource management, marketing, and enterprise development; with a special focus on the creation of opportunities for involvement for the poor and disadvantaged. Furthermore, SNV Bhutan also works on the improvement of governance and coordination in the Forest Products sub-sector.

Our specific objectives are:

  • Strengthening sustainable management of forest resources
  • Strengthening the management of critical watersheds, and
  • Strengthening the marketing and enterprise/business development for selected forest products.

Our services:
SNV Bhutan provides technical support and capacity building services to our partners.
Our services include:

Strengthening sustainable forest product management through the development of guidelines for Non-Timber Forest Produc(NTFP) resource assessment and management

  • Providing technical support to community-based natural resource management projects
  • Providing a platform for information exchange and knowledge brokering on forest product development in the country
  •  Assisting in the development of a national NTFP strategy
  • Strengthening the marketing and enterprise development of prioritised forest products
  • Strengthening watershed management

Our added value to our clients:

  • Expertise and knowledge on resource assessment and sustainable management of forest resources
  • Expertise and knowledge on community-based natural resource management, including group formation, resource management and marketing
  • Expertise and knowledge on watershed management
  • Expertise and knowledge on marketing, value addition of NTFP products, and enterprise development
  • A network of cross-sector expertise in related fields of resource management, research, marketing, business development, and governance.

Our clients
 
   
 
 
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In the Spotlight 

In a remote area of Bhutan called Bjoka handicrafts made out of cane and bamboo contribute to almost 70% of the annual monetary income of local farmers. A SNV-study emphasizes the importance of a community-based management of these common resources, in terms of formation of such community groups, sustainable management of the resources, and governance of the community group itself.

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