Forest Connect Nepal Phase I

Starting Date: December 2009
Ending Date: April 2010
Location: Nepal
Donor(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Implementation Partner(s): N/A

The project aims to support the overall goal of the Forest Connect “to substantially reduce poverty for forest-dependent people in key partner countries by increasing the number of successful and  sustainable small forest enterprise associations” by the achieving the following two objectives:

• Initiate a national level association of producers’ group and community enterprises by expanding Nepal Herbs and Herbal Products Association (NEHHPA)’s institutional system and capability; and
• Improve the collaboration and coordination between the supporting organizations and enhance their linkages with SMFEs and CFUGs.